Human Anatomy 101

1. Carrie had her 18 month checkup.  At Pearl's 18 month checkup, Doctor Alex quizzed her, asking her to point to her nose, ears, and eyeballs. Although Pearl knew the anatomy quite well, she defiantly stared him down while answering each question INCORRECTLY.  Carrie is not as clear about things are called, so we practiced with her all weekend long.  Where are Carrie's ears? we would inquire.  It was pretty silly. By Tuesday morning, Carrie's accuracy was....improved.  But we weren't confident.  Did Carrie find her nose?  Well, we'll never know.  The doctor didn't ask.
2. Carrie is not a giant.  She's in the 50th percentile in height and the 25th in weight.  (Head circumference is 25th too, but I try not to think about that.)
3. My brother's wife Karen is exceptional tolerant of my brother.  He was a deadhead in college, and if Jerry Garcia were still alive, he would probably be one still. She has allowed him to hang five of his most "collectible" vintage Dead posters in the living room.  In their previous home, the posters had been relegated to a dark hallway.  In the new house, you can't miss them.When we visited them over Memorial Day weekend, I noticed Pearl was studying the pictures of skeletons living it up in one way or another.  I didn't comment, just stood to the side.  She whispered, "Look, Baba, Uncle David likes fossils too!"
4. Tonight while I was giving Pearl a bath, she asked me, "What's that thing called that some people have hanging down from their bottoms?"  Here in Grrrlville.