Ry's Vocabulary

In order to determine what kind of conversation Ry and Noah could have, I thought it would be helpful to let his mommy know some of Ry's phrases - a little cross country communication. So, here are some of my favorites and the most commonly heard words and phrases:

• Bra-Ba = brother, the most common way Ry refers to Ben
• Bee = Ben, creeping up in popularity
• Nai-Nai = Night Night.
• Mwah! = Kiss.
• Nenzie = Kenzie (the dog). She may also be referred to as Dog, Doggie or Buppy
• Gat = Cat, also referred to as Gato, Cat or Kit-Tee
• Burd = Bird, also sometimes Ges for geese (there's a large flock on the way to Ben's school)
• Mimi = penguin. It's how he refers to his stuffed penguin and any other penguin he sees
• Agua = Water; some of Ben's Spanish is sticking! Can be used for drinking water or puddles or the Willamette River
• Hiiiii = Hi! I'm so happy to see you!
• Dos = Bye
• Ba-Ba = Bye-Bye
• Hawt = Hot - reserved for anything warm (usually the oven), followed by blowing on whatever it is.
• Hots = Socks
• Wade = Wait, accompanied by the sign and a giggle
• Bah or Bob = book - Bob refers usually to Bob the Builder books, but can also mean any board book.
• Cracka = Cracker but can also mean cookie
• Cheeeeze = Cheese with a really long e sound
• Gurt = Yogurt. Since it's usually Brown Cow, also includes mooing.
• Cockado = Cock-a-doodle-do
• Me Mo = I'd like some more, please.
• Me Mo Ningo = May I have some more mango, please?
• Awldun = All Done. Usually said rapidly. Can be used to let us know when he's done eating, accompanied by pushing himself back from the table. Can be used irritatingly in the middle of the night when he decides he doesn't want to sleep anymore. Can also be used in heart-breaking fashion when I'm giving him an asthma treatment. That last one gets me.
• Pobba = Potty. It happens every now and then. Also used to show me the spot where we didn't make it to the potty in time.
• Uh-Ooh = Uh-Oh. Used when water from the dispenser mysteriously ends up on his shirt or when walking past the accident spot mentioned above, as in "Uh-ooh! Uh-ooh! Pobba!" Also used whenever a phone, any phone, rings.

Those, I think, are the most commonly heard utterances from Ry. Well, admittedly, I did omit Dada and Mama and Mommy. Apparently it's an epidemic (sorry about this Auntie C), but Ry has taken to calling me Mommy. Why? Why? Why? And of course, it goes without saying that his favorite word is ... No! And, his favorite phrase ... No no no no!