Isn't it so funny that I have these?

After my bath the other night, I was standing up and Mom was putting lotion all over me (she is obsessed with lotion, especially when it is cold out). She was looking down at my feet and I said, "isn't it funny that I have these? " She said what without even looking. I said "these, what are they called again?" At this point, she looks up and has a funny kind of smile on her face. She even turned a little red. She said, "um, they are your nipples." I burst out into laughter ! What a funny word and what funny little things I have! I noticed that each time I said the word "nipples" Mom had an embarrassed kind of smile on her face. So I said it as many times in a row as I could - and as loud as I could! That really had her embarrassed! She said, it's nothing to be proud of, Daddy has them, too. At this point, Daddy and Evelyn come into the room to find out what is going on. Daddy agreed and said that even Evelyn has them. Wow - everyone has these crazy lil bumps. I asked Mom if she has them and she said yes. I asked if I could see them, and now at the ultimate level of embarrassment, she shouts "no way!" She then tells me that these are private things and that we shouldn't talk about them so much and definitely should not be going around showing them off to people.

Fast forward. We are on our way to Iowa in the truck and Mom is making Evelyn's bottle. She calls the bottle top a nipple. Can you even believe it? She said the PRIVATE word!!! I quickly corrected her and now I am feeling a little embarrassed. It seems I'm pretty good at catching Mom at breaking her own rules.

So, in case you haven't found your "bumps", you might check. I bet you have them, too.

Love to all,
E1