Rio-isms

Rio says the funniest things every single day. I love it. He is crazy-intelligent-with-a-freaky-memory, and people are always shocked when I tell them he is only 2 because of his vocabulary, his diction & articulation, and just the whole way he talks and acts. It's obvious he's around adults most of the time...

Anyway, I want to share the joy in some of the things he says and does that crack me up daily:

*We had some fake teeth still out from Halloween--you know, the crooked, yellow, redneck bucky-beaver teeth. I put them in one day and started talking to Rio to see what he would do. He just backed away from me, clearly disgusted, and was like, "Eeww! See, Mommy! Your teeth are rotten cuz you didn't brush 'em!" Hey, maybe it was a good object lesson for him?

*He picked up saying, "I'm good" to mean "No, thanks" (i.e. Do you want a drink? - No, I'm good...). Well, then he started adding "too" in there for some reason, so it became "I'm too good." A friend babysitting him was feeding all the kids hotdogs for lunch, and asked Rio if he wanted one. He's usually simply too busy to want to stop and eat, so of course his reply was, "Umm... I'm too good." Needless to say, she thought he was just a 2-year-old hotdog snob. Could I interest you in some escargot or caviar instead, sir?

*I have introduced him to the wonder of Oreos and milk. He loves it, but started getting impatient with me for his next cookie. (I do remember, as a little girl, thinking that it took FOREVER to get the cookie soggy. Now I realize it's only like a 5-second dunk. Hmmm.) Finally, he goes, "Ugh! That's e-NOUGH, Mommy!!" when he couldn't stand the wait any longer. I remember that anticipation, little buddy.

*Beware of a "rhinoctopus!" They are very dangerous and mysterious creatures. Have you ever seen a "rhinoctopus?" Rio has.

*Rio is my little streaker. As a pre-bath warm-up routine every night, he runs around the house with nothing on, and laughs hysterically when I act shocked and shriek, "AAAGGHH!! You're a NAKED BOY!" A few days ago, several of Reggie's friends were staying the night, and I was in the bathroom getting ready for bed. I stripped down to change into my PJ's, and Rio screams, "AAAGGHH!! You're a NAKED GIRL!" and busts up laughing. My mom comes over and knocks on the door, and is like, "Uhhh, WHAT was that?..." I was mortified.

*Ok, to any mothers of little boys out there: What do you teach your son to call his...you know...? Because some of the things Rio has come up with are pretty original. And also pretty embarrassing. (I'll spare you actual quotes on this one. HaHa!) Help? I actually think this just comes natural to a man. Women simply do not have this innate desire to name their body parts. I speak fluent Venusian, and I don't know that I'll ever learn Martian. Enough said.