World Domination

"Gee Brain, what do you want to try to do tonight?"

"The same thing we do every night Pinky. Try to take over the world! "

 "I ordered us the new "How to Take over the World in 3 Easy Steps"

 "Hello Tech support, it seems we cannot download our World Domination program"

"He said you have to push this button right here and when the ACME logo shows up, click on the link"

 "Tell him we did what he said, and now we want to order dynamite, roller skates, strap on rocket boosters....OH-and a bag of Goldfish"

 "Did you get all that?  Great, I would like to put this on my Mommy's credit card"

"WHEW, after all that work, it is time for a cold one"

"You know, trying to take over the world it sure is exhausting, I'm hungry and ready for a nap"

Before the words become too many...

This talking thing is driving me crazy-Steve thinks it is status quo, and I know it is, but Adam has definitely got a mind of his own...he is of the mindset "I said it once. You better have heard me becasue I am NOT going to say it again! Especially if you want me to!!!" I just want him to talk, I know I will soon be saying "I wish you would be quiet for a minute", but for now, just say words!!! Adam is such a talkative little man these days! Now mind you, we don't understand much of what he says, but he is trying very hard to communicate with words these days. Since we don't get much of what he says, he has taken it upon himself to learn the alphabet instead. The words he can say, or that we understand what he is saying: Da Da, Ma Ma, Adam(which he is starting to refer to himself in the 3rd person-when he wants something he will say "ADAM!" like "give it to me", Doggie, akee(kitty cat), 'Rady(his best friend Brady), ball, car, boo(blue), 'olly(Molly, our dog) and Meow. He has several phrases he repeats over and over and over...and we are just as frustrated as he is that we don't get it! Now, for the alphabet- he can say, or knows the following: A,B,D(which he always says "D! dada", E(also what he calls his friend Elizabeth), H(he doesn't say H, but he sees it and goes hu hu hu), K(which he often confuses with X and the arrow for the Target UP private label brand-I hear K-K-K-K-K-K-K constantly when we are in Target), M (he doesn't say EM, but sees the letter and says "momma", O, P, S, T(he loves all of Daddy's Tennessee orange & white tees), Z. And honorable mention: W-he doesn't say it, but does recognize that it is an upside down M and points to it and says Momma! Every once in a while, we will hear what we think are phrases like, "I do it", "all done", and others. Patience, I keep telling myself, patience!

Hello? Hot Wheels anonymous?

What started out as "something new to play with at my cousin's" has turned into an obsession and OCD all wrapped up into one! Adam is smitten with his cars-they are the first thing he wants in the morning and the last thing he touches before we make him put them down to go upstairs to bed.
He drives them from one place to another and then arranges them in some sort of a line...or he sorts them by size and type. He tries to carry 10 of them all at once in his arms, tucked under his shin, they go from one room to another, they line up on the back on chairs & the sofa, they fly down the slide, they race down their spiral race tracks, they go in Molly's water bowl, they go down his shirt and come out his pant leg, in his pockets and to mysterious places that only he knows where they are(he may be a magician!).
When we get ready to go somewhere, I will tell him to pick up 2 cars to bring with him-he puts 2 in each hand and then tries to grab more. He will NOT share them, he WILL throw them when he is mad at them, he loves to park them at your feet, he will drive them down your leg, he gets VERY mad if you try to put one that does not belong when he has them sorted into groups.

Hello, my name is Adam and I am a Hotwheelaholic.