Mama Byrd

I haven’t posted about “funny things that Phillip says” in a while, so all of his funny comments are piling up, just waiting to get out.

He has been observing our school situation (Caleb is homeschooled, and Ellie goes to public school) without much comment, so I wasn’t really sure how he was processing it until recently.  I heard him playing with his little people when he said, “You can’t go to school.  You’re not a girl!  Boys don’t go to school.”  Seems we may need to have a little clarification.

With his third birthday just around the corner, Phillip has been potty-trained for a while; however, he still needs help removing and replacing his clothes, so every trip is pretty much a two-person job.  Earlier in the week, he cocked his head at me lovingly while he was doing his business and said, “Mommy, I can’t pee without you.”  I’m not quite sure that is a good thing.

Another thing he is learning is how to pray before he goes to bed.  He’s been learning this for a while, but for the past few months he’s been stuck in a rut.  His routine prayer is to say, “Jesus, thank you for that and that and that” indiscriminately.  We’ve been working on being specific about “that,” and he is making progress.  Last week, he prayed one of the sweetest prayers I’ve ever heard.  He said, “Jesus, thank you for being my friend.  Jesus loves me, Amen.”

Filed under: Phillip, funny kids, kids, potty training on September 27th, 2008