Little Giant (mouth)

Like father, like son, right? Unfortunately, I think Alex takes after me more than David. His new favorite thing to do is to be bossy and MOUTHY. I was playing with a very lively and giggly Gage yesterday when Alex comes along and says, "Mom...you need to be quiet, Baby Gage is trying to sleep!"

Now, this may not sound rude when it is all typed out, but you should hear it come out of the mouth of someone who is only 3 feet tall...it's a little shocking.

I explained that he was being rude, I'm the mom, he's the kid...etc...but he came back with the very matter of fact response, "Mom, are you not listening to me? How many times do I have to tell you? I'm 28, no...29 years old and I'm telling you that if you're not quiet, you're going to wake up Baby Gage!"

First of all, how many 3-year-olds do you know that can master a run-on sentence like that. Secondly, where does this kid get these crazy ideas? Projection? Maybe. Quoting his Dad? Well, yes, there's no doubt about that.