Happy 3rd B-day Dexter! Bye, Bye "bopple"

This post will have to trump the other two which were in front of it since I can't miss D's big 3rd birthday.  We've been telling Dexter for weeks it's his birthday.  Still doesn't quite get it.  I left work early and we took the kids to the same water park we took Kellan to for his 7th birthday.  Less than two hours in they shut down because of lightning.  The kids were ok with it since they were anxious to get home for cake and presents.  As usual Kellan and Zoe worked their way into the present opening.  Dexter has been asking for the Lego "Hulk set".  Essentially we bought him a $50.00 Hulk lego figure.  Kellan built the Lego.  

A few weeks ago Dexter woke up in the middle of the night crying (shocker).  Jim gave him a bottle which minutes later he puked everywhere.  It was a 24hr thing and he was fine a couple days later.  We jumped at the opportunity to get rid of bottle (though I was still very sad).  That first few nights/days were tough.  For forever he's had a bottle while I lie there with him, no conversation, just him enjoying his "bopple".  The first night minus bopple Dexter carried on close to an hour conversation with me.  It was sad and sweet and funny.  I can't do it justice but here's a brief excerpt of that conversation.

D: "I have bopple?"  "Bopple make me sick?"  "No more bopple?"

Mom: "Yes, bottle makes you sick, no  more bottle."  

Mom: "What do you want for your birthday?"

D: "I want Hulk set....and, and, and, and, and, and (stuttering), iPod"

D: "You daddy died?"

Mom: "Yes, my dad died"

D: "He was sick?"

Mom: "Yes, he was sick"

D: "He was sick like me?"

Mom: "No, no, no, not sick like you"

D: "Duke died?"

Mom: "Yes, Duke died"

D: "Daddy took Duke and people shot Duke"

Mom: "No, no, no, Duke wasn't shot - Duke was old"

D: "Duke was old?" "Duke was old like you mommy?"

Mom: "No, no, no I am not old" (wouldn't typically say this but didn't want him to think I was going to die)

D: "I have bopple?"  "Bopple make me sick?"  "No more bopple?"

D: "You dad wore glasses?" "I wear glasses." "You wear girl glasses?"

Mom: "Yes, I wear sunglasses."

D: "You wear bathing suit with flowers?"

Mom: "Yes, sometimes I wear a bathing suit."

D: "Munson doesn't wear a bathing suit.  He goes poop in the grass.  Not in the potty."

Mom: "Yep."

D: "Munson goes in the water."

D: "I got my hair wet when I got my hair cut."

D: "I have bopple?"  "Bopple make me sick?"  "No more bopple?"

D: "I want iPod for my birthday."  "Kellan listens to music."

D: "Kellan sings, he sings, he sings, he sings, he sings, he sings, he sings (stuttering) Funky, Funky, Funky, Funky, Funky, Brass Monkey, Funky, Funky"

D: "I have a birthday party?"  "T.K. comes on a plane to my birthday?"

D: "Doctor Doom is not in The Avengers.  Silver Surfer is not in The Avengers.  Spiderman is not in Avengers movie.  Bapman is not in Avengers.  Da-da-da-da-da-dah Bapman (singing the Batman theme).  Bapman uses a big phone (reference to the 1966 show).  Black Widow is in The Avengers.  Hulk is in The Avengers. Hawkeye is in The Avengers.  Thor is in The Avengers.  Black Widow is not in The Fantastic Four.  Hulk is not in The Fantastic Four.  Doctor Doom is in The Fantastic Four.  Silver Surfer is in The Fantastic Four. "

D: "I have bopple?"  "Bopple make me sick?"  "No more bopple?"

D: "I have water bottle?"

Mom: "Yes, I will get you your water bottle."

D: "Ok, I sick.  I sick of talking."

I came back less than two minutes later and he was passed out.  Unfortunately now he won't drink milk.  He says "Milk makes me sick."  He does drink chocolate milk - fantastic.  We've tried to convince him it was bottle, not the milk.  He's not buying it.  

 

 

Happy Birthday buddy!


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