are you cussin' with me?

Oh the joys of learning to talk, and as a parent - listen.  It's been wonderful to hear the Babes trying to  talk. They are working on communicating with us, putting at least two or three words together. But not every letter is enunciated. I mean, they are only 21 months old. But, wow, is it funny to hear these mistakes. Let me give you a few examples, but let me warn you, there will be some profanity.

Clock - found in all the books as one of the first words you need to learn. In our house, it does not have an "L." We had a digital clock in the kids room. One morning, when we walked in, Cora exclaimed, "Cock, Daddy, Cock, Cock!" Frank and I looked at each other with the "what the heck" expression on our faces. We realized that she was saying clock, but wow, did that take us by surprise. That following weekend, we went to the zoo. After having lunch near the lions, Cora said, "Mama, Cock! Cock!" Thankfully there were other parents around with toddlers who gave us that knowing glance. We were all in the same boat. For the record, there was no clock.

Fork - the common utensil. We use these every day. But for Cora, this was announced to me as the other, very naughty four-letter, F-Word. "Mama! F*C%! F*C%!" Wide-eyed and smiling, I nodded and repeated, "Yes, Cora, FORK, FORK," with all the emphasis on the ORK.

Stick - we place with building blocks that are large lego blocks. To teach them how to build them, I began using the single block to stack on other single blocks. I said, "let's make a stick." We had been doing this for a few weeks, when Sutter looked at me with a smile on his face. "DICK, Mama, DICK!" Yes, honey, that is a STICK!

SIT - The kids love for us to sit in a very specific place. They call us over to read a book. They point to the chair in the living room when it's time to watch TV. Pointing to the remote, they say, "MOTE, Dada, MOTE. SHIT, Dada, SHIT." That's enough to make us laugh out loud.

KITTIES - Chelsey told us the other day that Cora saw some "titties" walking across the street. Wouldn't that be a site?!?

We love the learning. Sutter recognizes all of his letters. Cora is nearly there. They both love counting - 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 6, 7....

When they see a bunch of letters together on a sign, Cora calls it the ABC. ABC puzzle. ABC picture.

It's so exciting. We just want to continue to educate them as much as we possibly can.

fun at Sunset in February in downtown SF.

Sutter created a valentine with the help of Dada at the San Francisco Parent of Multiples Valentine's Party.