Theo is two and a half today! To celebrate, we thought we'd share some of our favorite Theo-isms.
When greeting anyone familiar who has been out of the house or asleep in the next room, Theo will ask, "How was your appointment?" My favorite is when he asks the dogs how their appointment was when they come in from their walk.
Because Theo's nanny, Savannah, is vegetarian, one of his most persistent inquiries is into the various categories of food (meat/not meat)--and who can eat them. Each item on his plate will get qualified as such: "It's not meat, so Savannah can eat it."
Another important distinction is alive/not alive. (We have a rule that nothing alive gets kicked or hit.) Theo has a stuffed Thomas the Tank Engine that he sleeps with and calls Smooshy Thomas. He announces regularly, "Theo can jump on Smooshy Thomas because he is not alive."
Mommy: Theo, are you a jumping bean?
Theo: No, Mommy, I'm just a Theo.
Mommy: Doodle is your nickname, and Theo is your name.
Theo: No, Mommy, Theodore is my name and Theo is my nickname.
Whenever two or more things are next to each other--and touching: "It's like a train." (Here are Theo and Uncle Michael--like a train.)
We've been practicing making requests instead of demands, and here's the typical Theo translation: "Please, can I want some milk Mommy?"
Generally upon leaving the house, Theo stops to take a deep breath. And generally, his commentary is the same: "I smell the fresh air. (How does it smell?) It smells good -- like lemonade!"
And now, for a few one-hit wonders!
"I like poop in the bathtub as long as it is not alive."
At bedtime, pointing to the lamp: "I just want to pull the plug out so it will be daytime."
I was singing a song to Theo that he liked. I explained it was a song I used to sing when I was a little girl. To which he said,
"Can I come yet?"
(Come where?)
"Can I come to the appointment when Mommy was little?"
What followed was a brief conversation about the order of things: First Mommy was a little girl and then she was a grown up and then Theo was born. Theo's response: "And there was birthday cake."
Happy half-birthday, Theo! Every day with you is like a train full of birthday cake. (Birthday cake is not meat.) We'll eat it after your appointment. While jumping, of course, because cake is not alive.
p.s. All cool, outdoor photos were taken by Jon, except for last one, by Savannah, and one in which Jon appears, which was most likely taken by Uncle Michael. Savannah love-hug photo by Mommy.
