Yes and No

Jack and Ben say both "yes" and "no" plenty, but Ben makes me smile most with "yes" and Jack makes me smile most with "no."

My favorite times when Jack says no are when he's too tired to fight us physically before bed, but too stubborn to let us put him in his crib right away without throwing a fit. I cradle him in my arms with his blanky all wrapped around him, I rub our noses together, I kiss his cheeks, and I whisper to him. 

Me: "Jackson, I love you..."

Jack: (Keeps eyes closed but knits eye brows into a scowl.) "No!"

Me: "Jackie Boy, are you so sleepy?"

Jack: "Nnnno!" (Eyes closed and eye brows scowling, with added wrinkled nose and lip curl.)

I rub noses and kiss his squishy rosy cheeks.

Jack: "Noooo!" (Scowl gone. He thinks about smiling because he can tell I'm smiling.) "Nooo."
Me: "I'll be right here sweet boy. I'm just going to lay you down in your crib now."
Jack: (Snuggles closer, half asleep.) "Noooo."

Geez louise.

Okay, now Ben with "yes." He says it so confidently that his whole body seems to say it as the word comes out of his mouth. If I say, "Benson, do you want to read this book?" he doesn't just look at me and say, "yes," he sits up straight, puts his hands in his lap, looks you right in the eye and says, "Yes!" His other nursery teacher (Jayce is one of them) even laughed about it a week or two ago. It's hard to put it into words, but it's just so cuuuute! I smile every time he says it.

I have my "yes" and my "no." :-)