What did you say?

I always love the funny stories I hear about toddlers learning new words, which sound remarkably similar to other inappropriate words. You know, words like- "fork" & "truck." When Carson learned to say "sit," I almost died. I couldn't figure out what on earth he was saying, and if it was the word I thought I heard... I'd have to moniter my own vocabulary for sure. Luckily, I quickly figured out that when I said, "Carson, sit down," he would respond with "sit." It all made sense, and I 'could 'sit' back, relax and silently chuckle each time I heard it.

Well, Carson's has a new word, which has become slightly embarrasing for Jeff and I. You see, we've been trying to teach Carson the words for different body parts. And no, this isn't what you're thinking, I'm talking about words like 'eyes,' 'ears,' ' mouth,' and 'nose.' And since I am pregnant, I will talk about my belly and show Carson my belly button.

I tried to teach him the word, "Belly Button" the other day, and he picked it up quickly. He started out by calling it a "Belly Butt." Then he dropped the word "belly" and started calling it a "butt." Then in got worse! He started pointing at Jeff's nose and would repeat the word "butt... butt....butt"over and over again. It seems he thinks that the word "belly button" means "hole." So, anything that has a hole... he calls a butt. When we are in public, like the docotor's office for example, he will point at strangers faces and say, "butt."
And I say, " No. That's a nose, not a belly button," in an attempt to clear up any confusion by him pointing at their face and calling them a "butt."

My second favorite experience in the waiting room yesterday, was Carson pointing at pictures of Jesus and repeating the word "hot." Not an adjective usually used to descibe pictures of the Savior.

Needless to say, it's always an interesting experience to hear what Carson has to say now, especially in public. I'm sure people wonder what we're teaching him.

Hey, at least we're teaching him, right?