Everybody has a body

We were at the pool this weekend and Lincoln was fascinated by the two life guards. They were both really nice girls from one of the local high schools, athletic, in bikinis, but that's not the point. The point is:

L: "She has a body Mommy. And a naval." (Said plenty loud, of course.)

Now, what most people think is that he means a whole body, like head, shoulders, knees and toes kind of thing. That helps me in a public situation, but what I know is that he means she has a bottom and a "bajina." This is of course a mind blowing discovery. A body AND a naval. Who are these creatures? Surely only the people in his immediate presence at home have these things in common. Ahhhh, not so. These new beings, these Life Guards have all their parts too. WOW!

L: "Do they potty in the potty?"

M: "Yes, I'm pretty sure they do."

L: "Hi!" Shouted to one of the Life Guards.

LG: "Hi, Lincoln." They make a point of knowing everyone by name, at least the kids.

L: "You have a naval." Thank goodness the 'body' part of the previous conversation was left out.

LG: "Yes, I do. That's so funny. He doesn't say bellybutton."

M: "No, he knows the real words for most things. We just always did that."

LG: "Hey Lincoln, do you want to meet some of the other people here at the pool? They all have navels too."

L: "Yes, please."

So I proceed to swim around the edge of the pool while Lincoln walks around it with his new friend the Life Guard, being introduced to most of the people working there and her friends from school who were fortunate, or unfortunate, enough to have visited her at work this day. And yes, they all showed their navels. Such good sports!