the first words out of ozzy's mouth upon waking up in the morning:
ugh! why are all the ceilings so low?!?
ugh! why are all the ceilings so low?!?
but what will i do without you?
those berries are for little birds to eat!
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he started asking me detailed questions about how a baby is made. specifically, what the "seed" and what the egg looks like.
ozzy: can we see pictures of them on the computer?
me: uh i am not sure.
can you look to see if there are videos?
no ozzy, there are NO videos of them on the computer (just what i need, right?)
please???? can you just look???
no, NO videos on the computer! oh! (remembering i have that book "where did i come from") but i do have a book for you to see.
is it a pop-up book?
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what did the T-Rex say to the Pterodactyl?
"ROARRRRRRRR!"
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"i don't want to be 5 years old. i am only used to being 4 years old."
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"i want to play after i eat. that's the dessert."
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"mommy, i love these meringue cookies. i love them. i will love them forever and ever. even when i die."
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we were at the supermarket and he saw a tank full of lobsters. he asked why are they there? i told him because some people buy them to eat them. he said "people don't eat lobsters! they're animals!"
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daddy: ozzy, i am so proud of you. how do you feel?
ozzy: i feel proud of myself. i feel like a 10 year old.
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ozzy's watching one of his shows- "between the lions", its kinda like The Electric Company for those who remember it. anyway, they spell out the word PARROT and show a picture of a parrot.
he turns to me and says, "i fink that was a scarlet macaw."
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ozzy: why don't you wear driving clothes when you drive?
me: there are no special driving clothes.
ozzy: when i ride my bike, i wear bike clothes.
me: right, but when you drive, you can wear any kind of clothes you want.
(pause)
ozzy: can you wear a bathing suit?
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"at the grown up store, they have BIG guitars just the right size for you and daddy. and at the baby store, they have little teeny tiny guitars just for zoe. and at the three and a half store, they have a guitar just for me!"
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he started asking me detailed questions about how a baby is made. specifically, what the "seed" and what the egg looks like.
ozzy: can we see pictures of them on the computer?
me: uh i am not sure.
can you look to see if there are videos?
no ozzy, there are NO videos of them on the computer (just what i need, right?)
please???? can you just look???
no, NO videos on the computer! oh! (remembering i have that book "where did i come from") but i do have a book for you to see.
is it a pop-up book?
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what did the T-Rex say to the Pterodactyl?
"ROARRRRRRRR!"
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"i don't want to be 5 years old. i am only used to being 4 years old."
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"i want to play after i eat. that's the dessert."
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"mommy, i love these meringue cookies. i love them. i will love them forever and ever. even when i die."
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we were at the supermarket and he saw a tank full of lobsters. he asked why are they there? i told him because some people buy them to eat them. he said "people don't eat lobsters! they're animals!"
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daddy: ozzy, i am so proud of you. how do you feel?
ozzy: i feel proud of myself. i feel like a 10 year old.
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ozzy's watching one of his shows- "between the lions", its kinda like The Electric Company for those who remember it. anyway, they spell out the word PARROT and show a picture of a parrot.
he turns to me and says, "i fink that was a scarlet macaw."
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ozzy: why don't you wear driving clothes when you drive?
me: there are no special driving clothes.
ozzy: when i ride my bike, i wear bike clothes.
me: right, but when you drive, you can wear any kind of clothes you want.
(pause)
ozzy: can you wear a bathing suit?
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"at the grown up store, they have BIG guitars just the right size for you and daddy. and at the baby store, they have little teeny tiny guitars just for zoe. and at the three and a half store, they have a guitar just for me!"
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me: ozzy, which do you like better: dogs or cats?
ozzy: ummm, dogs.
me: oh. so, do you want to get a dog?
ozzy: noooooo, mommy. only cats!
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ozzy: what does the narrator at the planetarium talk about?
me: he talks about the stars and planets and stuff.
ozzy: does he talk about the moon?
me: yes.
ozzy: does he talk about the stars?
me: yes.
ozzy: earth?
me: yes.
ozzy: the moon?
me: yes.
ozzy: hoola hoops?
me: uh, no.
ozzy: potatoes?
me: no.
ozzy: oranges?
me: good night, ozzy.
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daddy: ozzy, i wish i had your energy.
ozzy: well i wish i had YOUR energy, but i only have MY energy.
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about luna moths: "the Luna Moths come out at night (took me a few tries to figure out what he was talking about because "luna moth" was sounding a lot like "moonah lofts" or "moving loths") and they fly around and they have one mouth on their body and they whisper VERY quietly like this..... 'pssst pssst pssst' and they float up to the clouds and walk around and then they fly up to the moon which is VERY far away so I can barely see them and that is where they see their mommy and daddy moonah lofts and their baby sisters who sleep in a little tiny crib and ALSO FIREFLIES come out at night but if they do not blink you CANNOT see them..."
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what's inside air?
what makes the wind stop?
what does "dammit" mean?
what color are farts?
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"you know, an air bug, is shaped like thunder and lightning, and when it camouflages, it goes into a different shape. and there's one on your back."
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whats inside mirrors?
whats inside picture frames?
whats inside toilet paper?
whats inside wood?
whats inside paint?
whats inside red paint?
whats inside white paint?
whats inside pink paint?
whats inside brown paint?
whats inside air?
whats inside purple bubbles?
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me: ozzy, do you want a snack? we have jello.
ozzy: yes.
ok, which color jello do you want? we have blue and we have purple.
blue and... yellow.
we don't have yellow. we have blue and we have purple. which do you want?
i want blue and... orange.
we don't have orange. we have blue and purple.
blue and yellow.
ozzy. we only have blue and purple jello. which do you want?
i want 2 blue and 2 purple.
ok, i don't know what that means.
can i blow in your mouth?
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Q: what color is bear pee-pee?
A: blue.
(me: why is it blue?)
A: because, they have to poop and pee-pee in the woods and it all mixes together and makes blue, silly!
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who lives on saturn?
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"the food goes in my mouth, down my esophagus, into my tummy, then to my large intestine and then out my tushy hole."
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"in the morning, my farts have pictures of the sun on them."
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adam was in the bathroom with ozzy and ozzy said, "oh look, a plumber."
adam said, "no, thats a plunger."
so ozzy said, "oh. a plumber uses a plunger. when there are plums in the potty."
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"tornadoes make a mess!"
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to daddy: "i am tired of mommy."
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what shape is a sting ray?
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"mom, listen, i'm gonna fart."
{insert fart sound here}
"FART-A-ROONI!!!"
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"i'm emptied out of Please's and Thank You's."
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and, as i am in the bathroom, i hear ozzy sneeze a juicy one. so i finish up quick and run out to the livingroom to get him a tissue. he looks at me with horror on his face and says, "did you forget to wash your hands?!?!"
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and, as i am in the bathroom, i hear ozzy sneeze a juicy one. so i finish up quick and run out to the livingroom to get him a tissue. he looks at me with horror on his face and says, "did you forget to wash your hands?!?!"
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and from little baby sister zoe...
(this is what you get with a bag of lollipops, a very patient mommy and an 18 month old girl with limited words.)
"ello" means yellow. or purple.
"een" means pink. or green.
or maybe red.
no, "ello". she wants a "ello" lollipop.
no, not purple-ello. yellow-ello.
no, not that color. "een". no, not pink. green.
no, not green. pink. definitely pink. no wait, red.
no, no. "ello". no, "een".
"oo".
do we have any "oo" lollipops?
no. not blue. not THAT blue anyway.
no, she wants "een" again. green-een. no, wait, pink-een.
no, purple. definitely purple. yes purple.
no, she wants marshmallows. ello marshmallows.
oh wait. ozzy's having ritz crackers. ritz crackers it is!
2 comments:
Ok, I'm with him on that last one.
LMAO
LOL! What a refreshing little insight for us childless types. Sometimes we forget how much wonder and enthusiasm these little ones bring to the world. It's wonderful to read it, remember being so young and smile inside and out.
Thank you Ozzie, thank you Sara :) I will endeavor to look at my own world through the eyes of a child today, at least for a moment or two...
I absolutely love the "what's inside..." series and the very profound "i'm emptied out of Please's and Thank You's."
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