The Beginnings of Sex Education

This post may be TMI. Read at your own risk.

(Mommy steps out of the shower. Ryan is waiting there to open the shower door for her.)

Ryan (staring at mommy's you-know-what): Mommy, is that your penis?

Mommy: No Ryan, Mommy doesn't have a penis.

Ryan: Daddy has a penis?

Mommy: Yes

Ryan: Ryan has a penis?

Mommy: Yes

(Several moments go by while Ryan ponders.)

Ryan: What is that mommy?

(Mommy wonders what she should say. Should she go clinical? Should she call it a "hoo-hoo"? "Va-jay-jay"? "Cutchie"?)

Mommy: It's a vagina.

(Several more moments go by while Ryan ponders.)

Ryan: Do I have one?

Mommy (after doubling over from laughter): No Ryan, only girls have vaginas. Boys have penises. Justin!! It's time for you to get Ryan ready now... please!

Pancakon

To no one's surprise considering he's my son, Ryan is a chatterbox. The moment you walk into his room in the morning you get an endless stream of questions, requests, and observations. "Go downstairs? Get ready first? Go downstairs? Mommy sleeping? I like my blanket. I liiiiike it." etc. etc. He also does pretty funny stuff these days. So in the interest of keeping a diary of these precious moments, here are some of the gems from this week:

Precious Moment #1
On Sunday morning I made chocolate chip pancakes and bacon. We cut them up into little pieces for Ryan, and since he's content to starve himself if you don't actually feed him yourself, I started feeding him the pancake.
Mommy: Ryan, do you want a bite of pancake or bacon next?
Ryan: Um... pancakon.
Mommy: You want both at the same time?
Ryan: Yes! Pancakon!
He then proceeded to devour his breakfast, one bite of pancakon at a time.

Precious Moment #2
This morning Ryan grabbed his humongous stuffed elephant and carried him around.
Ryan: I carry baby. This Ryan's baby.
Daddy: I think Ryan's ready for a sibling.
(Ryan puts the elephant on the floor and starts riding it like a horse.)
Ryan: Go baby!
Daddy: On second thought, maybe he's not quite ready.