Oh be Careful little mouth what you say...

My kids are in what I like to call "the tape recorder" stage. They seem to be recording whatever I say and then repeating it at very unexpected times!! To tell you the truth, it has done me A LOT of good. Made me realize my tone, and my words. Making sure I try to keep my speech nice and up lifting...although, daily I fail. There have been a few times that both Dan and I feel bad that the kids are repeating US and that we can't blame it on anyone else!!! The other day Ben started saying "SHUT UP!" ....well that is me!!! I never say it in a mean way to the kids, like when I want them to be quiet. I say "shut up" like in the Princess Diaries....when her grandmother tells her that she is a real princess and she says "SHUT UP!!" well that is how I use that word, but my kids don't know that. They just started saying shut up! So that is one thing I have taken out of my vocabulary. Well this morning Ben let me know another thing I say a lot. I was in the living room and a song came on the TV...you know the "hot diggidy dog" song at the end of Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, well I started to dance (I ONLY dance in front of my kids and NO ONE ELSE!!) Ben looked up at me with embarrassment on his face and said, (with polite words) "mommy please stop it" I said "no way I'm having fun!!" to which he replied, "please stop, I'm trying to work here!!!" I heard myself right then!!! It was so funny to hear from him. And I am glad it was not something too bad. I say that to the kids when I am trying to get something done and they keep needing things. What a reality check!! Just goes to remind me that if they can learn the wrong things I say so easy, then they can learn good ones too!!! Like the other day the 4 of us were in the car. Hannah was crying a little and Ben said "what's wrong baby girl??? you okay? what you need?" it was nice to hear him repeat some of our "nice" words. Life has become so entertaining since my kids started talking LOL!!!!!! You NEVER know what they might say next!!