I name Sieve

Sam says Siv a lot. It didn't occur to me until the day before yesterday that he's calling himself Sieve. He found my desktop photo on the computer, which had the corner of my eye, Sam and Chris, and he was pointing to Chris and saying "Bao". Sunday was particularly rough on me because both boys needed early naps, and Chris Would Not. Sam slept two hours, and woke to me still yelling at Chris to go to bed. Sam stood by his door yelling "Go Seep Kakov!"I asked him where's Chris's eye, and ear, (it's a big screen, and lots of room for faces) and he pointed to his eyes and ears saying "Iss Kokov eyah" (It's Chris's ear). So he's his Russian brother, Eric and I find that quite humorous. But Then he pointed to himself in the picture and said "Iss Sieve, I name Sieve". And calling brother "Tiv". Siv and Tiv. Sam and Chris.

Oh my gosh. He's saying Sam!
I name Sieve really means I'm named Sam!

I was so struck by this, I called to tell someone, which led to other stressors and venting around me. Sam was circling me at the computer desk, and he was fluttering his lips, and I realized he was taking deep cleansing breaths...imitating me. Wow. Now I hear him saying it all the time, yesterday evening during diaper change, he covered his eyes, "Where Sieve?" or "Sieve Up!" when he wants out of the carseat. Now. Amazing.

This just feels so much huger than his saying Lowe's or White Castle for Daddy. He woke up screaming the other night, "DADDY! I FINE!" Babe, if you're screaming you're fine in the middle of the night, you are not fine. He's not been sick or anything, though we did discover something. He's allergic to kiwi. We got some kiwi this last week, Sam's first exposure was last week, and his bowels were a bit mad, so I wasn't sure, but when he had some at lunch yesterday, and his cheeks got red and by suppertime his bottom was red as a beet and blistery again, I knew. Sam's allergic to kiwi.