We were sitting at dinner, in a booth in the back of Denny’s for the sake of atmosphere. Most nights our dive close by is scattered, patrons dispersed in limited quantity. The place was pretty much ours and very few others.
After eating, Buzz climbed over his brother to sit in his father’s lap. This was a welcome break, since I was still in the middle of a sandwich. They sat together, looking out the window behind them, at the large office building across the parking lot.
Buzz called out a man that was walking past, a lightpost and cars. Then he pointed again and said what sounded like ‘mungus’.
Both J and I looked at each other. I tend to be the younger kids’ translator on most occasions, but even I was stumped. We surveyed the scene once more, turning away still clueless. So he said it again, clear as day, “Mungus”, this time motioning to the building directly. That’s when Jedi suggested, “I think he said humongous”.
“Humongous?”, we asked him as his face lit up with recognition.
“Hoomungus!”, Buzz repeated.
He surprises me daily. Two years late, but the words, they are right on the tip of his tongue. Humongous. Yes, the building was humongous. Especially to a little boy with a world finally opening wide right in front of him.
Nice! I do love seeing the world unfold before their very eyes by the way they describe them with words that are so ordinary to us, but so magical to them.
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They always deserve far more credit than we give them (and I already give them a lot!). It is wonderful to see them develop like this and show that WITHOUT A DOUBT they’re paying close attention. 🙂
What a smart cookie! I love the visual of that word opening wide in front of him. So stark and beautiful. These are the moments, you know?
Oh lovely! It’s always the use of those big words that takes your breath away isn’t it? When pretty is replaced with beautiful, or something is described as delicate, it makes the old heart burst with pride!
That talking, those new words, the new understanding? That’s humongous. I am amazed every day by my son, the ever-changing conversationalist, and by the many other children I get to read about.
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I love when they discover new worlds. My daughter recently used the word fragile and I wasn’t aware she knew the word. It’s those moments that make me smile and leave my heart feeling humongous.
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Humongous!! Great word. It’s awesome to see their world opening.
Humongous. Wow, that’s a pretty big word for a little guy!