Rectangle

R: Mommy, Mommy, I want a dinosaur!

S: You want a dinosaur?

R: Yes.

S: Okay, I think I know where we can find a dinosaur. Come with me.

(R runs and S walks to the living room. S sits in front of a basket with a bunch of stuffed animals in it. Pulls out a dog.)

S: Is this a dinosaur?

R: No! That's a dog!

(S pulls out another stuffed animal, Linny the Guinea Pig)

S: Is this a dinosaur?

R: No! That's a pig!

J: Guinea pig.

R: GUI-NEE pig.

(S pulls out a dragon)

S: Is this a dinosaur?

R: No! That's a .... rectangle!

S: No! That's a dragon.

R: Dragon!

(S pulls out a camel)

S: Is this a dinosaur?

R: No! That's a CAMEL.

(S pulls out a rhino)

S: Is this a dinosaur?

R: No! That's a .... rectangle!

(S and J bust out laughing.)

S: I love you, R!!

(A little later in the evening. R is picking out bedtime stories and brings over Peter Pan for S to read to her.)

S: Oh, Peter Pan! How fun! Who is that on the cover?

R: Tinkerbell.

S: And who else? Who's that? (pointing to Peter Pan's picture).

R: Ummmmm.... Rectangle!

J: We've trained her well, haven't we?

I think R has super-hearing

I know we live in a ranch house, and the bedrooms aren't very far away from the living area, but get this...

Over the last week or so as we've been putting R to bed, J has been overhearing her describe the events of the evening from her room. For example, a couple days ago he got a bowl of cereal after laying her down. He said as soon as he took the first bite he heard her say, "SOMEBODY'S eating cereal!"

Last week, I peed and she took it upon herself to narrate the experience: "SOMEBODY'S going potty. Probably Mommy. Mommy's going pee-pee. (Pause). Somebody's flushing!"

Is there nothing we can get away with after bedtime?