Word of the Week: OWIE

The last couple of weeks Luke's new favorite word was definately shoes- he would wake up saying it, set out for a search of his shoes, or anyones shoes really, bring a pair to me and ask to put them on. Then of course he wanted to go directly outside.



This week his new word is "Owie" (as in boo-boo, or hurt). It all started when I called a scratch on his knee and owie. Ever since- he has been pointing out all owies as he says over and over in a questioning tone "owie,owie,owie?" At first i thought maybe he thought his knee was called an owie, he kept grabbing at his knees. Then he fell hard on his hands and the poor baby pointed to his wrists "owie,owie,owie?" I felt so bad for him, you know usually kids fall and you try and brush it off so they don't get terribly upset- thinking 'oh they will be okay'. But now, the way the little guy tells me he hurts really pulls hard at my mothering heart.

It is pretty cute though, often reminding me of his little 'owies'. It seems to happen most often in the car, the only time he has to really sit still and take note of his otherwise fast moving little legs. But seriously, his poor legs are all beaten up-and so many bruises and scratches are hard to look at on the little guy. He really has been saying it alot and I have started to wonder if his knees really do bother him- with all the falls, and growing, (oh and when do they develop knee caps?).

But, I know Owies and boys go hand in hand and we plan on hearing, "Owie,owie,owie?" regularly for a while.