"I Thowgot!"

What two-year-old knows the meaning and usage of "I forgot"? Oh, yeah... one whose Mama forgets... A LOT. Sigh.

The other day, we were at the hospital (getting that super-yucky glucose test -- do they HAVE to carbonate the orange drink??), and since we had to wait around for about an hour, I made sure we packed some toys for Paige. I grabbed two cute little dinosaurs we have, and she grabbed Elephant. Surprisingly, she was entertained for almost 40 minutes by a couple of magazines (Parents, which has some really cute Halloween decor ideas, and Good Housekeeping -- maybe I'm raising a crafty kind of girl?), but then she started exploring. My Paige is just like my Parker in that respect -- they're both button-pushers and explorers and figure-outers. So, she got Elephant and was off on an Adventure. She got about 20 feet away and then gasped (I also am guilty of teaching that one to my kids -- sorry, kids! It still freaks Joel out, especially when I remember something while he's driving.) and said, "Oh, no! I thowgot!" and ran over to where I was sitting. She put down Elephant so she could get the two dinosaurs, then headed off again. About the same place, she did it again, "Oh, no! I thowgot!" and ran back for Elephant... but put down the dinosaurs to give him a little squeeze. This continued about five times!! It was so, so funny and cute, I had to laugh out loud! Paige really is a cutie right now.