New words and funnies

The other day, Jackson asked to watch a movie on the computer. He likes to sit as close to the screen as possible, often perching on his feet to get just the right vantage point. After watching Wall-E in this perched position for nearly the duration of the movie, he came to find me because he needed some assistance. He said, "Hey, Mom. Can you help me? My foot has pickeries in it."

Last night, I asked Jackson if he would put the dog outside for a potty break, but he didn't respond right away. After a few moments passed in silence, I said, "Jackson, are you going to put the dog out, or not, Son?" He replied thoughtfully, "Ummmmmm, or not."

Lately, when you ask Cooper where something is, he always, ALWAYS replies, "Uhhhh, gurner." At first, we tried to make an English word out of that, but finding none (and, no, it's not "corner") we just go with it now. Our conversations often go something like this--
Me: "Cooper, where's your paci?"
C: "Uhhhh, gurner."
Me: "Is that right? Let's go see."
Then we proceed to walk hand-in-hand around the house until we find what we're looking for. Apparently, "gurner" is the space immediately surrounding the desired object and therefore does not have a fixed location.

Cooper has a silky blue blanket ("bankie") and a lovey dog ("doggie") that are a necessity when he sleeps, and he usually likes to have them nearby when he's awake too. These blankies have become as one (kinda like a marriage), and so when he asks for (demands) them, he uses one term, said fussily at first--"bankiedoggie," then with increasing fervor until he gets results. He wants them when he wants them, and no explanation for why they might not be available will do. This has been a problem when said bankiedoggies must be taken away to be washed or most recently when one of his bigger blankets (also referred to as a "bankiedoggie") is on loan to his sister for the day :).

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