Carter Is Carter

Here are some conversations that we have had recently with Carter. He's 26 months old now. We know that he's awake when we hear him talking, and we know he's asleep when we don't hear him talking anymore :) I will add more as I can...

The other day I had a conversation with him, and this is how it went:

Me: Are you a big boy or a baby? 
Carter: No, Tarter no baby. 
Me: You're not a baby?
Carter: No
Me: Are you a big boy? 
Carter: Name Tarter
Me: Yes, your name is Carter. Carter, are you a big boy? 
Carter: No, Tarter is Tarter

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A few days later we were at the dinner table. Kevin had given C a bath before dinner bc he was filthy. I had asked Kevin about something and he was explaining something to me. Carter was just sitting there eating his dinner while we talked...

Me: Asked some unmemorable question...
Kevin: I couldn't...I had a naked baby in my arms (talking about Carter)
Carter: Tapping Kevin on the shoulder.... No Daddy, me big boy! 
*Kevin and I just looked at each other in amazement... I guess we didn't know he was listening or would know who we were talking about since we never said his name! He's growing up and understanding everything!!!

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We were on our way to North Carolina the other day, we told Carter that we were going to see Grandmama and Granddaddy when we got there! After our 11 hour drive, we got to our hotel before my parents. We started walking into our hotel, Carter turns around and starts running back to the car. He said "No, Tarter doe Greemama and Granddaddy's HOUSE." He thought we were going to their house. We had to DRAG him (kicking and screaming) into the hotel room. I even called mom for her to talk to him and tell him they were coming. He didn't calm down until they got there - 1 hour later! He was so very dissapointed that we weren't at their house! That night when we were trying to get him to go to sleep, he said "Tarter no sleep. Tarter doe home. Tarter doe Greemama's House." He was giving us two choices, and they didn't include the hotel room. He calmed down and ended up getting a good night's sleep. At the end of the weekend, Carter did indeed get to go to Grandmama and Granddaddy's house, and he's spending a few days there. He loves it!!!

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He answers questions with a Yes or a No, and he restates everything. If I ask him, "Carter, would you like to go play cars?" He will either say, "No, Tarter doe pay tars." or "Yes, Tarter doe pay tars." 

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His favorite place to be is outside. He sounds Chinese when he says the word "outside." He runs to the door and says "Tarter doe pay out-sigh."