Funny sayings

December 15, 2019

M, as she wakes up: Dad, how much does a balloon string cost? Coz I had a dream that I had a balloon string and it floated away. So can you get me a balloon on a balloon string? 

 

November 13, 2019

Ro, bounding around on the ground.  I catch him and try to give him kisses: No!! No! I'm Batman! Batman doesn't get kisses.

 

November 9, 2019

M: Yesterday and today I been a fingerling. She wraps her arms and legs around my arm

 

August, 2019

Ro: get's Aerolatte from the coffee bar 

D: Um, do you think mommy will be happy you are playing with that?
Ro, grinning: Mommy's not heeere right now!

 

July, 2019

Talking about the high chair
Ro: I'm not going to sit there, that chair is for babies
D: Or shorties
R: I'm not a shorty 
R: I'm a shorty.  It's ok to be a shorty.

Ro: Okay, mom's going to sit there.

 

June, 2019

M, As we are driving: I hope we don't bonk into a building, coz then we will get dead.

 

Ro, bringing all his dolls and bears to the kitchen: I'm bringing my family
R: Are you the brother or the father? 

Ro: I'm the mom.

 

May 20, 2019

M: When I was a dinosaur Rowan was just slime

 

May 31, 2019

M: What was the first human? 
R: Oh, we were actually monkeys, and then some monkeys turned into humans
M, nods thoughtfully: What was before the monkeys? 
R: Well, before that we were tiny little animals with hair, like squirrels, and those turned into monkeys that turned into humans. 

M, A pause. Then, matter-of-factly: But before that we were all slime. 

 

April, 2019

Somewhere near the George Washington Bridge

M: Mom, turn off the music, it's making my tummy bounce around.

 

March, 2019

D: Who is tooting? 
Ro, very seriously: Mina
M: No I didn't!
Ro: Mommy.
A pause. 
Ro: Daddy. 

A pause. 

 

M, While Rowan is pooping: Okay Rowan, when you're ready to have your pants pulled up, just yell for Mommy, or Daddy, or Mina, or whichever human you want.

 

 Ro, while mom is singing happily: Nooooo! No!

 

On another occasion

M, while mom is singing happily: Mom, stop singing. Coz the birds will get scared.

 

February 8, 2019

Ro: No say "butt" at school
D: Who says you shouldn't say butt? 
Ro: Phyllis (a teacher)
D: Yeah, you probably shouldn't say butt at school.

Ro, with a big grin: But I can say it here!

 

February 7, 2019

Ro: I puked all over mommy's office!

 

January 10, 2019

Referring to a generic "whatchamacallit", e.g. hello duddudduhs, i caught some duddudduhs, this is my duddudduh, ok?
Ro: Where is my duddudduh?
R: What's a duddudduh?

Ro: kinda like a bug

 

January 9th, 2019

Ro: I want my PLAStic (chapstick)