My funny, goofy, wild Hudson has quite the vocabulary and he often says things that cause us to scratch our heads and say to each other, “Where did he get that?”
I’ve been keeping a little list on my iPhone of the funny things he says. I’ll probably print out this blog post and put it in his baby book. (By the way, I’ll do a post soon showing y’all their baby books and photo storage.)
“Come here, Dreaux.”
Hudson no longer refers to our fluffy Golden Retriever by his actual name. He calls him Dreaux. Poor Boudreaux kind of looks around as if to say, “Is he talking to me?” He invites Boudreaux into his room and tries to get Boudreaux to play with him. At one point he was calling him Boudreaux, but now it’s just Dreaux.
The other day, Hudson woke up from his nap and was standing at the gate at his door when Boudreaux came walking by his room. On the monitor, I heard Hudson say, “Hey, Dreaux! Let me out!”
“Show me! Show me!”
When Hudson was younger, he would point to things on the top shelves in his room and say something that we couldn’t understand. It would take us forever to figure out what he wanted. So I started picking him up and asking him to show me. I’d say, “Show me what you want, Hudson.” So he’d point and I’d get the toy or video he was requesting. Now when he sees something he wants, he says, “Show me! Show me the firetruck!” Ha! He’s just repeating what we said, but it’s unnecessary because he can actually tell us what he wants. And he’s showing us, but saying “show me.” So funny.
“Somewhere” and “Anywhere”
If Hudson is asking for something, we might say, “where is it?” And his answer is always “ummm it’s somewhere” or “ummm it’s anywhere.”
“What happened?”
I laugh just thinking about this. When Hudson takes a tumble, he’ll jump and say, “What happened?” Ha! Because…ding ding ding… that’s what we say when he falls!
“I’m okay!”
Another thing Hudson says when he falls down is, “I’m okay!” We’re so glad!
“It’s stuck!” or “I’m stuck!”
If Hudson is in his carseat and wants to get it, he says, “I’m stuck.” If he sticks a big toy in a small space and can’t get it out, he says, “It’s stuck!” And when he is in his room, but the gate is accidentally locked and he can’t get out, he shouts, “I’m stuck! Help! I’m stuck!”
“Yes, sir!” “No, sir!” “Thank you” “Pwwwease” or “I say pwwwease”
Our little Hud Bud has pretty great manners. He has always been a “thank you” kid. When we’re at the grocery store, he shouts “thank you” to every employee he sees and shouts “thank you” every time the bagger puts a bag in the buggy. He has started saying things like, “Daddy, can I have some milk, please?” But sometimes he forgets the please. So we’ll say, “What do you say, Hudson?” And his response is always, “I say pwwwease.” Those Ls and Rs are tough!
He shouts “no, sir” when he’s correcting Boudreaux and has started saying “yes, sir” to TC when he’s asking a question. We’ve even heard a “no, thank you” a few times.
“I don’t think so”
We’re not sure how he picked this one up, but a lot of times instead of just a “no,” he gives a big “I don’t think so.” But it’s more like “I don’t FINK so.”
“SURPRISE!”
Lately, he has been running into the room and shouting, “Surprise!” Or hiding and coming up to shout surprise. He’ll still play peek-a-boo sometimes and when he moves the blanket or lovie, he shouts, “surprise!”
“Don’t smile….”
Sometimes when Hudson is pouting or pitching a fit, I’ll give him a look and say, “don’t smile…” And he always smiles and then laughs. So in the past few weeks, if I give him that look, he’ll say it to me. “Don’t smile….” And, oh, it just makes me want to scoop him up and cover him in sweet mommy kisses!
“It’s so funny!”
If Hudson gets tickled over something, he’ll laugh and laugh, and then squeak out the words, “it’s so funny!”
“That’s right, Mommy!”
Hudson will say, “What number is this?” or “What shape is this?” And I always turn the question back on him and get him to answer it. And he always knows what number, letter, shape, color, or animal it is. (Those Melissa & Doug puzzles are amazing!) So right after he say, “Number 2!” He follows it up with, “That’s right, Mommy! Number 2!”
Other great Hudson-isms are “it stinks!” (when having his diaper changed) and “it’s okay, Hayes!” (when Hayes is crying)
We love having a wild toddler around here. I could write a book alone on the rowdiness and then the sweet cuddles on the couch. And when he asks me to climb in bed with him to snuggle before he goes to sleep, I am more than willing to miss 30 minutes of my TV show for a lifetime of memories. He’s not going to let me do this much longer. Tear.
So darling!!!
this post cracked me up! SP and i both! miss you all so much!
That is so sweet. I love their little sayings – too precious and swift passing
My heart smiled when I read this post. I’m reading a book right now “Girlfriends Guide to Toddlers”, and while the book is funny and straightforward…nothing makes me look forward to Zoe being a toddler as posts like this.
This is so adorable. My son is about the same age as Hudson (we ALMOST named him Hudson) and he is at this same toddler age of saying cute things. Don’t Smile is especially cute! (I will have to try that next time my little guy is throwing a fit).
Rachel
How adorable! Things like this make me excited to be a mommy (one day). Thanks for sharing.
Love these 🙂 The “don’t smile” is so funny!! And I think he looks like you in that picture!
Even though I can’t stand to think about Thatcher as a toddler, I can’t wait for this hilarious stage. Those are all priceless! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Awe this is such a sweet and funny post! This makes me look forward to having funny little kids…3-5 years from now!
That is so sweet! 🙂
I love this toddler stage and my BB uses some of the same phrases. So fun to see how they think and process everything we say!
hahaha I’m laughing so hard at “I’m stuck! HELP!” That is adorable. I can’t (well I can…but you know what I mean) wait for Peanut to start talking and hear what funny things she’ll reflect on.
Oh GOSH Erin, that last little paragraph just about made me cry! Just the other day you were blogging about your pregnancy with him, now he’s a full grown little toddler. It made me realize how super fast time flies…and how I don’t want my little girl to grow up! I do love posts like this, though, it really gets me looking forward to her toddler years.
Oh – I love this post! I can’t wait ’til Tyler can talk. My mom teaches kindergarten and tells us all about the hilarious things her kids say. It never gets old! I hope you’ll keep sharing! It’s so fascinating how their little minds work!
i’m about to have my first baby boy and this post has me looking forward to seeing his sweet face even if it will be a few years before he says these adorable words! SO CUTE!!!!
This post made me smile :)! How precious can he get?
So. Daggum. Cute. I love his little personality. It makes me want to eat him up!
When my son was about Hudson’s age he would say, “I think so, no.” They say the cutest and funniest things at this age. It’s good to keep track, because it’s so easy to forget.
I have never commented on your blog, but I just want to let you know that I so enjoy your blog. It is so refreshing and fun to read! Reading your blog posts always make my day! Love you!
Every time I think of you I thank God for you. (Phil. 1:3)
Amazon sells a cute book I keep in the kitchen to jot funny things the kids say in- My Quotable Kid.
These are soo cute!!! The “what happened?” will have me laughing all day!! Thanks for sharing 🙂
I will definitely miss “boodoh” but happy to read that hudson is as cute as ever!
Erin,
I love all of Hudson’s “Hudsonisms” and he is just the cutest! He is really coming into his own little personality and turning into a “little boy”. I love the “what happened” and “I’m stuck” ha! those are both priceless and I can’t wait to see the baby books you will be posting soon. He seems like such a good big brother to Hayes and I’m sure he’s a big helper too. I love his room and the storage system you have for all of his toys. We went to IKEA last weekend in hopes of getting my 2 year old son, Ryder’s, toys organized before my daughter makes her debut next month.
You may have mentioned before, but where did you find the shelves/organizers that hold his toys?
Laura
laurasblondemoments.blogspot.com
So sweet! This is such a great idea to keep a memory of the adorable things he says. In 15 years, you can show it to his friends! 😉