On the way home from school this afternoon, Carter requested his favorite song, which is about a guy falling down and hitting his head. While the song was playing, Carter started saying "He got boo-boo! He got boo-boo again!" I turned down the volume and started quizzing him about the song and came to realize that he understands far more of the lyrics than I would have thought possible (I personally have a terrible time understanding lyrics, and I have a lot more English language experience than he does).
So now I'm just imagining what kind of influence our grown-up music is going to have on wee Carter. I can see it now. If he learns too much from this particular song, the next time he gets hurt, it might go something like this:
"Carter! How did you get hurt?"
"I busted ass off the jungle gym, mom."
5 comments:
It's scary how much that little sponge mind can soak up, isn't it?!
And since he'll turn three on Saturday, the sponge will get even bigger!
Isn't it amazing how much they are gleaning from everything? Now that he's more verbal you'll have a lot more insight in whats going on in his mind. Aidan surprised me the otehr day when he was "playing" with my phone and I tried to ask him a question and, without looking at me, he put one hand up dismissively and said, "Hold on. I'm texting."
Seriously?
Kir - that totally cracks me up!
E - I wouldn't worry too much, yet. Understanding the words is one thing, but understanding the meanings is another. I remember singing along to every word of "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds," "The Reflex," "Relax" and others with absolutely no clue what the songs were *about*.
This made me laugh out loud.
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