It’s been too long since I’ve posted last, but honestly nothing all too exciting has been happening. Riley has been keeping us on our toes this spring. Every waking moment he’s telling us that he wants to go “out-si” == outside. When we went in for his 18 month checkup the doctor asked me how many words Riley knew. I thought about it for a second and said, “6″. The doc gave me a funny look and said he should easily know 10-20 by now. So I started counting again and came up with 12 easily. He said they didn’t even need to be actual words, but some sort of gibber-gabber that we understood the meaning of.

So here’s my attempt at a translation table between Riley-speak and English:

Riley’s Word English Phrase
out-si Outside -He wants to go out side NOW, not later. NOW.
Mor More – He wasn’t done with what you gave him. Give him it back or give him more of it
Pees Please – This is a new one. He’s learning quickly that he can get anything he wants by just saying “Pees” all cute like
Jew Juice- He knows the difference between juice and water. He asked for “Jew” but you gave him water. He’ll tell you that you’re wrong..quite loudly
No No
Cuck Truck – It took him awhile to figure out the difference between a truck and a car. But he’s got it down
Choo-Choo Train – Any large moving object that is pulling a trailer, e.g. semi trucks, are Riley’s version of trains
Car Car – What he hates getting into in the morning. He uses it as a sort of warning shot. If he says “car” to you and you were planning on putting him in one, you have been found out and he’s about to show you exactly what he thinks about getting into one.
Poop Poop – First thing to do is to check Riley’s pants. If he has no poop, then check for poop around the house that might have been left by a dog
Coat Coat – Always accompanies “Out-si”. We have him trained well that he needs a coat and a hat to go outside.
A Tree A Tree – Just found this one out while typing this up. He pointed to a tree and told me it was “a tree”

Every day Riley tells us something new. We just hold our breath every time and hope it’s not a curse word.