Conversations with Dashiell

 

Awesome words and phrases lately:
Fighter-fighter = firefighter
Pinecorn = pinecone
Rocketnaut = astronaut
Forth and back = back and forth
Scorpi-ant = scorpion
Got-for = forgot/forget
Last week = any time in the past, from 5 minutes ago to several months ago to, actually, last week.

Dash, handing me something: Here you go.
Me: Thank you.
Dash: Thank you for thank you.

A typical exchange
Me: I love you.
Dash: Thank you.

After Dash comes inside from bike riding with Chris
Me: What have you been doing?
Dash: I been working so hard!

Dash: One day, when I’m bigger, I go to the gym.

Noticing the full moon
Dash: The moon is whole!

After being served eggs and toast
Dash: This looks yummy, Chris. You make things great.

Chris: Wow you got in your carseat really fast.
Dash: I’m like a squirrel!

Talking to Cedric, who he currently calls “Dredric”
Dash:
Dredric, look at my body.

Pointing to an unnamed character in a book
Dash: What’s his name?
Me: I’m not sure, maybe John?
Dash: It’s Parrot.

Dash: Red light means go.
Me: Is that a fact?
Dash: It’s a Dashiell!

After loading up the trunk of a his pedal car with all the toys at Nana and Papa’s and heading down the hallway
Me: Where are you going?
Dash: I’m taking all this stuff to Goodwill!
(we’ve never been so proud)

On the way home from daycare
Dash: I just want to go to Coffee Shop and get a cupcake. Let’s do that!
and so we did 🙂

 

More conversations with Dashiell.

9 responses to “Conversations with Dashiell”

  1. Vanessa Avatar

    I love these so much – such a wonderful way to capture toddlerhood! This one made me laugh out loud, and it also gave me hope. We found out a few months ago that E has a speech delay and we’ve been on a waiting list for a speech pathologist, which has felt agonizing. We finally got the word yesterday that we were matched! These kind of toddler conversations are heartbreaking in a good way to me because I long to hear my son’s ideas about the world, and my part of the struggle in this delay has been in trusting he will get there. I know he will, and reading this was a source of joy for me this morning on a few levels 🙂

    1. Kelsey Avatar

      I’m so glad you were matched! I know as you are able to get insight and tools that you will feel empowered. I would definitely recommend having a notebook or something ready for capturing the ideas and conversations he will have! You think you will remember but I forget so many!

  2. Nicole M. Avatar

    Oh my gosh, these are the cutest! It is so funny the things they come up with, and also the things they get from hearing you! I need to start recording the stuff my son says, before they are gone forever!

    1. Kelsey Avatar

      I have definitely forgotten many, you think you’ll remember but they do slip away!

  3. Kristy Avatar

    So sweet! It’s so funny sometimes to hear things from their perspective. Often you can see how they arrived at their thought but they just aren’t socialized enough yet to use the common words and phrases we use to describe the same things so they say what makes sense to them.

    1. Kelsey Avatar

      So interesting (and often hilarious) to see the world reflected back at us through them.

  4. Rachel Cassinat Avatar

    I love love Dash! He is the most fun and curious and hilarious little guy. I’m also excited to see what Cedric has to say 🙂 keep documenting their wonderful chit chat!

    1. Kelsey Avatar

      I can’t wait to hear what they have to say to each other, I think those conversations are going to be the best.

  5. Feisty Harriet Avatar

    Bahahahahahaha!!!

    These are hilarious!!

    xox

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