Yudolph the Yed Nose Yeindeey

I don't really understand why this has happened, but Connor really seems to have gone backwards in some of his speech development, especially his increased inability to make the "r" sound. We're not too concerned about it, since it's certainly not unusual for a 2 1/2 year old to have this problem, but it's pretty clear that he's having more trouble now than he was a few months ago. But, to be honest, it can be pretty entertaining at times.
"I'm Cowboy Conney."
"Cowboy Conney?"
"No! Cowboy Conney!"
"Cowboy Connor?"
"Yeah, Cowboy Conney!"

I think the one that makes us laugh the most is "beeps."
"Excuse me, I had a beep."
"A what?"
"A beep."
"buuurrrp"
"I had another beep!"
And then he laughs, and keeps trying to burp, because he thinks it's the burps that are entertaining us.

I also find all kinds of amusement in his insistence that he's not fun.
I'll say "Connor, I like you. You're fun."
"No I'm not."
"Yes you are. You're all kinds of fun."
"No I'm not!"

But as you can see, he is mistaken ...

Ladies' Man

We were at the park today, and for some reason Michael was being kind of shy and didn't want to play with a girl who was there. Really, he just ignored her as best as he could. She'd get close and he'd run. Eventually, Connor played with her and Michael just sat by me "to talk," but it certainly seemed like he was more interested in protection than conversation.

I asked him what his deal was. Usually he's the one trying to get the other kids at the park to play with him. He said, "I don't want one more girl friend. I already have TONS of girl friends. I don't want 1,000, I already have 100!"

But really, can you blame them?