The “Shit Girls Say” meme has been declared officially over (Blogads.com said it was “Shit Brides Say” that did it) but that didn’t stop me from doing toddlers justice. I felt it was my duty as a mother to make the meme jump the shark twice.
About 90% of the footage was shot over the last three days and it’s basically a compilation of all the bits I would usually edit out. Spoiler alert: It’s Mazzy, not a man playing Mazzy.
Whether I am late to the party or not, I am so glad I did it, because there is no more complete picture of my two-year-old (25 months to be exact) than what you are about to see. Not one word was prompted. Except for “please”. But I prompt that word every goddamn day. (I think you’ll be able to tell it’s less than sincere.)
Time will tell whether I look back on this period fondly or not. Or whether this will inspire or deter others from having children.
Mazzy, don’t hate me. I love you to death.
OMG She is so cute! My favorite: Twinkle twinkle wittle star.. I’m doing this with my toddler it’s great footage to have.
I’m just trying to get over how advanced she is. Awesome, Mazzy!!
I’m sure you’re tired of hearing this (Or actually, maybe you’ll NEVER tire of hearing this), but her vocabulary is AMAZING!
You’re really making me want to create one myself… *wheels turning*
really great video! i need to do one of parker, although i think it would just annoy everyone, cause everything that comes out of his mouth is a question, why, etc. he is a why kid. but Mazzy is ADORABLE!
Love this!! So cute. I wish I could get videos of mine but as soon as they see the camera everything stops 🙁 Always has 😛
Love this! It (almost) made me want to go wake up my own toddler and talk to her. I’m smart enough to nip that shit in the bud tho.
I love the “not yours” in reference to the ipad.
That was ridiculously adorable.
These are ALL things my 26 month old says. I must note she is now saying, “Watch it again, again, Mommy. Pretzel stick. Again, again!”
As a fellow mother with toddlers I find this video very exhausting. I am actually letting mine sleep in just so I can have a quiet morning ALL TO MYSELF 🙂
Very cute video I’m sure the most fun came out of putting it together.
Gah! She’s so dang cute and super hilarious!!
We fight with our 16 month old to say ‘please too. Apparently ‘milk’ and ‘no’ are FAR more fun to say.
Thank you for filming Mazzy so I don’t have to go to the trouble of filming my 26-month-old daughter!! Amazing how exactly alike they sound, except my kid doesn’t know Charlie Brown yet.
I love it! That was great:) She’s such a happy girl and damn can she talk!
And only because I’m a car seat nazi… please for the love of god pull her chest clip up to her chest. 😀
Ever think of giving up your day job and becoming a video editor for the rest of us? I’d pay good money for someone to edit and compile video stories from all my raw video! Think about it….
OK, so apparently I know nothing about children (no surprise there) because I was BLOWN AWAY by how well she speaks! Is that normal??? She is absolutely gorgeous and so funny! This was so cute.
Love this video. My daughter is 22 months old and exactly like Mazzy. I was amazed when you had the video of her singing the ABCs at 22 months and told my husband that there was no way our daughter would at that age. Needless to say I was so wrong. She never stops talking! I love it. The video just made me laugh because they are so alike.
There needs to be more Mazzy around this blog- she is so cute! Love that the iPad is “not yours.”
Isn’t it AWESOME having an articulate, verbal child?
awesome.
Also, cake IS delicious.
XO
Her cuteness level makes my ovaries hurt. I love these kinds of videos!
Oh, Ilana. This is just genius. Your best video yet. And that Mazzy…I’m rethinking the marriage-prohibition. Love. Her.
And? You will look back on this age fondly. Oh, will you ever.
Fabulous! She knows what she wants and what she doesn’t. Love that!
Well done! I have maybe two videos of my daughter (who’s the same age). Second child and all that…
“Uh….no.”
LOL….that is priceless. no tantrum or anything, just simply, “uh…no.” very well spoken though – bravo for her.
I remember the first time my middle daughter said in response to a request: “um, how ’bout no?”
it’s a good thing she’s cute.
The BEST one ever! LOL! BEYOND adorable 😉
Vanessa
That all sounded very familiar. Especially “no.” It’s funny how that word sounds EXACTLY the same coming out of every toddler’s mouth.
I had a feeling the Shit Girls Say meme was done when I saw Shit Brides Say. Although I did say several of those things. And my wedding was totally “vintage chic.”
I don’t care if that meme is over, I am so happy you made this.Sso, so adorable. Makes me wish I taped more things my 3.5 year old son has said. It is going by too fast!
We’re applying to Harvard next month. I think she can handle it.
I highly recommend it for all parents. And Mazzy sat on the floor and rattled off about ten songs while strumming that guitar. I’d upload the whole video but it’s something only a parent could love.
You can say my child is amazing all you like:)
Please make the “why” video! I’d love to see it. Mazzy is much more a “what” kind of kid.
Mazzy typically hates the camera. But I had it on her so much this weekend that she had to adjust. Sometimes I wait for her to get into a really hyper mood so it’s impossible for her to turn it off.
Never wake a sleeping toddler. There is so much TV to watch!
I just about died when she said that. I couldn’t believe I caught it on camera.
I had a pretzel comment (she asks for pretzels constantly) but it wasn’t audible.
Well, it’s nothing if not true to parenting a toddler. Exhausting would be on the top of my list.
This is adorable. I can just picture Avery doing the same thing whene she is Mazzys age. I just wish I knew how to edit videos like that. I could make a real good one now with her No’s and doorslamming.
I can’t get enough of this video – it’s a real treat.
Love, Grammy
Ha ha ha!!! That is my life……except with a lot more declarations of “NO!”
Your daughter just brighten my otherwise VERY gloomy day!
Thanks, I so needed this!
xo
Jill
I tried to find a way to send this privately, but I can’t.
I couldn’t figure out if your daughter was four (because her hair makes her look it), or if she was my daughters age (28 months, because they sound so alike!). I was a few months old. I love hearing what comes out of my younger daughter’s mouth.
Her Marathon 70, though, needs the headrest brought up (squeeze the gray handle above where it says Marathon 70) so that the straps are at or above her shoulders if she’s forward facing. If she’s rear (that’d be awesome, and in line with the AAP’s recommendations to rear face as long as possible), then they can stay where they are, but either way, her chest clip needs to come up to her chest. Also, watch out for winter coats in the car. They can make a child significantly less safe. http://www.car-seat.org/showthread.php?t=151522
Such a great compilation of videos of her just being a toddler! Figuring out the language as best they can. And yeah, I prompt for please/thank you every single day. Course, I prompt my 9.5 year old sometimes as well. 🙂
My favorite is the “YOu have to SHARE!” when holding the Ipad… My kid is getting REAL good about using my own words against me. 🙂 She is SO CUTE!
Your daughter…is….ADORABLE. My son is 16 months and says no words and I am watching this with a tear in my eye just WAITING for the day I get to him hear talk like this. Of course then stuff will really start to get annoying, and I’m fully aware of that too. But still, it’s nice to hear their little voices. You must have amazing genes there, she’s precious.
Your daughter…is….ADORABLE. My son is 16 months and says no words and I am watching this with a tear in my eye just WAITING for the day I get to him hear talk like this. Of course then stuff will really start to get annoying, and I’m fully aware of that too. But still, it’s nice to hear their little voices. You must have amazing genes there, she’s precious.
p.s. I’m jealous of how much volume Mazzy’s hair has. No fair.
I remember those days. Now I can FONDLY remember those days. Mazzy’s talking is heart-warming. What I do remember to be exhausting is how long it takes to get a toddler dresssed in a snow suit, who at the last moment needs to pee, then needs to eat something, or has a temper tantrum because they did not remember to bring their simba lion from their room! Oh yeah, add a nursing baby to the mix, and you end up taking 90 minutes to walk out the door for a 15 minute grocery trip.I would take a talking two year old any day to running errands in the middle of a Montana winter.
The only reason Mazzy knows Charlie Brown is because I worked with the Peanuts back in October and they gave me a gift package with the DVD. I wrote a whole post about how our kids probably won’t know Charlie Brown unless we make an effort to introduce him to them: https://www.mommyshorts.com/2011/10/great-pumpkin-charlie-brown-giveaway.html
Thank you! We don’t drive a lot because we live in the city so please don’t think her life has been endangered daily. I will definitely correct it next time.
Well, I work in advertising making commercials so I am in editing rooms constantly- I’m just not the one with my hands on the equipment. I’m the backseat driver.
But do tell- what exactly is good money?? If it’s competitive with my day rate, maybe…
Mazzy is definitely advanced for her age language wise. I think that’s half the joy when people meet her. So much to say coming out of such a tiny person.
Mazzy says every single thing that enters her brain. She talks non-stop from the second she wakes up. At the moment, it’s hilarious and charming. Let’s hope I still think so three months from now!
There’s not enough Mazzy? I thought she was everywhere!
Miss Mazzy __________! It would be too too much.
My second kid is so so screwed.
trust me- we get the tantrums too. She’s not always so diplomatic.
My wedding was “rustic chic”. I feel sad for myself now.
Me too! I am so happy to have it. And what a trip to show her when she gets older.
I do it all on iMovie. Before I started Mommy Shorts, I had no idea how to use it. Do you have a mac? I bet you could figure it out.
Full disclosure: My day job is making commercials so I have 12 years editing experience although not hands on exactly.
Thank you for all the car seat information. Someone else mentioned the chest clip above. We live in the city and drive very occasionally so I guess I really need to familiarize myself with the safety standards better.
She’s 25 months and we just recently turned the car seat around. We do know about the winter coat thing though and she always rides without it.
I will change the straps the second we use the car again. That also explains why they are so hard to get on. Thank you.
There’s a whole post to be written about Mazzy starting to outsmart me.
Thank you! They say that some kids say words as soon as they learn them and some kids wait until they can form full sentences. And boys are almost always later than girls when it comes to talking. It will happen soon!
I honestly can’t imagine taking care of a newborn while I’m trying to get a winter coat on Mazzy. Catching her at 50mph would be near impossible!
Not sure what the going daily rate is for advertising (especially in NYC), but I just paid my photographer $500 for an hour long shoot… And that includes nothing but proofs…
She’s the cutest kid EVER (and I have 2… she’s totally cuter than mine… lol!)
Her vocab is amazing… I’m impressed and she’s totally adorable.
I totally like the word totally.
AWESOME video. Totally.
The kid is so cute that it has made the video more cute. As kids are cute and sweet so, everything related to them become cute and entertaining. When a kid start to talk then no one want to leave them.
“Ipad? Not yours, not yours” LOL