Night 2

I am a little worried as I rewind this tape; the boys seemed to talk for a long time tonight, so this may take awhile. This project may be short-lived, but I want to give it a chance and see if I can keep up with their nighttime chatter.

A - Dis warm water
I - Whooa
A- You want it warm?
I - No, I, I have a (inaudible word)
A- OK, did I give you
I - Ellie give me that for in my bed
A - I want him
I - Nooo I want him. I love him. No, don't take it, I like him
A- No why you give -
I - Mommy
A - Mommy will give you something else
I - Mommy will give you something else like dis
A - Oh, mommy
I - She's at dool (school)
A - Mommy, mama,
I - Ellie, I need my kite. Where my kite? (they had taken Max's Angry Birds kite before bed, and he was upset about it) I have only one. I need it. don't take my stuff.
Keep in mind they are in separate cribs, across the room from each other. No chance of anyone taking anything from anyone else!
A - I want a book
I - No I don't have one
A - A me
I - No, mommy give me one. You wanna tigo (tiger) one
A - I ont (don't) want a tigo. I want...
I - I gonna fro (throw) him out. What you want you book
A - I want my book
I - Why
A - Cuz
I - No I want a bunny wabbit book.  I know, you feet you want. Where is yo (your) feet? where is yo?
A - I froed him out
I - Why. Cuz I no like him
A- No
I - No you like him
A - You like him Ian
I - Yes I like him
A - I got ah, a sheep is in the farm
I - Why
A - Cuz a sheep is in the farm
I - Whaza (where's a) farm?
A - Is on ipad
I - Ahy
A - A bar mommy? a bar?
I - No
A - A nola bar (granola)?
I - A nola bah?
A - No, not a nola bah
I - What? What you sayin? What Alex? What say Alex?
A - I ont want to say dat
I - Wha you say?
A - Hm. Need my lovey
I believe at this moment, they hear me telling Max to hurry up and brush his teeth. I don't want to admit here I was yelling, but apparently it was loud enough for them to hear me!
I - What? Ok, OK, dah-ree (sorry) mommy. I ont mean to do dat.
A - No you not mean a do dat
I - I not mean a do dat
A - A monkey
I - My monkey fell out
A - Whats a monkey eating? A bana?
I - Is dat a bana? yes? Dose (those) monkey not eating banas. No monkey eating dose
A - I wanna see
I - He eating it
A - Banas Ian?
I - He's eating it
A - He's not eatin banas
I - No
A - Mine don't have banas
I - Why
A - Cuz  mine don't eat
I - Uh, where's my cup? It disappeared
A - Why? Yo cup? You found yo wato (water)?
I - Yes
A - Where is it?
I - Under my banket
A - Oh. You wanna find it
I - Alex
A - What Ian?
I - I need you
A - OK. Ian you seep wif (sleep with) me?
I- OK
A - OK, Ian you seep wif me Ian
I - I need my present (Ellie had given him a little stuffed animal before bed, calling it a "present")
A - You gonna seep Ian? You seepin Ian?
I - I need my present
A - OK
I - Where is it
A - INAUDIBLE
I - You woke me up
A - Yeah
I - No don't woke me up. I tryin a lay down
A - It's seepin time
I - No don't wake me up
A - I won't Ian
Silence for a few seconds
A - Tigga (Tigger  is their cousin's dog, who they saw this weekend)
I - What Tigga?
A - I ont (don't) want Tigga
I - No you like Tigga
A - No I don't like. He's outside
I - No he's a doggie
A - What he name?
I - Tigga. Dat's his name, Tigga, doggie
A - You haffa turn yo light off and lay down. Why yo light go off Ian?
I - No light go off
A - I like a cat
I - No Aunt Ilisa no have a cat
A - Aunt Ilisa have a woofie?
I - Yah. Alex?
A - What?
I - I need you
A - I'm heah (here). Ian I'm heah, Ian
I - K
Silence for a minute
I - I binging home a baby bumble (singing)
A - No I say I binging home a baby bumble
I - No binging home a baby bumble
A - No
I - Won't my mommy be so poud (proud) of me
A - No, dat's not how it sings
I - Yah
A - I'm binging. Won't my mommy. I'm binging home my baby bumblebee. I show you. I'm binging home my baby bumblebee, won't my mommy
I - No, my, I'll show you. I'm binging home my baby bumblebee. Won't my mommy won't be mad at me. I'm bringing home my baby bumblebee.
A - No, I'm gonnoo
I - No I gonna finish it. I'm binging home my baby bumblebee won't my mommy be so poud of me.
A - He sing a me
I - No don't wanna
A - Ian seep wif me
I - I playin', I seep wif you
A - OK
I - Stop sayin it
A - I won't
I - I'm binging home my baby bumblebee song. Say it. Sing it.
A - No it's seepin time
Silence for a minute
A - Ian. Ian?
I - What?
A - I not sayin Ian
I - Alex
A - What
I - I need you
A - OK
I - I need you a wake up. I wanna tell you something
A Ok, I up
I - I wanna tell you something, so wake up. No, drink yo wata (your water). Yo sick, Alex
A - Oh, dat, drink some wata, I'm sick. (Drinks water) No I'm not sick
I - I'm sick
A - Drink some water too
I - Ow. Drink some juice
A - I drink some owinge (orange) juice
I - I drink some owinge juice
A - It's in my tummy
I - Um, it's in my tummy. Mine's not coming out
A - What?
I - It's not coming out
A - Counting, counting. I was sayin counting
I - Why? You like to say counting
A - No
I - Why. I like to say twinkle twinkle little star
A - I like to say ABC's
I - Sing twinkle twinkle little star first. I like it.
A - I don't like. I like ABC's
I - No
A - No I want ABC's Ian. (starts singing) A B C D E
I - No don't wake me up

2 minutes of silence

A - Ian
I - No. What?
A - I need you
I - What you need?
A - You Ian
I - What you wanna do wif you?
A - Pay (play) wif me
I - OK. I lay down. I don't wanna pay
A - Wanna lay down Ian?
I - Yes
A - Ok
I - I wanna pay dat thing, cuz you pay. Dat thing
A - OK. Ian lay down wif me
I - OK


That was about a 20 minute conversation, and took about an hour and a half for me to type! I'll have to reconsider as I go along, whether to transcribe each night, or the entire conversation. Based on tonight's conversation, I almost feel like I am invading their privacy (based on the "I need you" portions of this), but they are not even 3 yet, so there is no privacy for them! And, I do think it's interesting to see how they are interacting when no one is around to hear it.