A few weeks ago, we had a big family outing at the lake with grandparents, cousins, and various aunts and uncles. One uncle generously brought his boat so that we could engage in water activities like water skiing, wake boarding and other various fun water sports.
Chance decided that he wanted to try wake boarding for the first time with his brother so our family headed out to the middle of the lake to give it a go. Since Chance does not wear his implants in the water and they were snuggled down in a bag on shore, he could not hear anything so his brother went first to show him how it was done.
Chance is a good learner by just observing, but even still, Chance's dad sat on the edge of the boat motioning and signing to Chance on how this activity was done. Chance nodded and got ready to succeed as his brother had done.
Chance was SO close to getting up several times, but like his mother, he didn't quite make it this time but is highly anticipating the opportunity to nail it next year:)
When we got to back to shore, Chance kept repeating a phrase that I did not understand.
Since Chance did not have his implants on, I had to wait a bit before I figured out what he was telling me since he would often say the phrase, and then turn his head so he could not see me asking "What?"
Finally, after looking around for Chance so we could walk up to the bathrooms which were located up the beach and through the parking lot, I asked Chance's dad if he knew what the phrase was that Chance kept repeating.
After repeating what Chance had said, Chance's dad smiled and said,"It means 'I am about to pee myself' in Spanish."
Really? We have taught our son to say I am going to pee myself?? Or should I say, ONE of us taught Chance how to say that? And rather loudly too, since Chance tends to talk louder when his implants are not on.
(Dad's claim of innocence: I had told a story where 'Me meo' is part of the punchline - I just had no idea he had retained the phrase.)
I looked up towards the bathrooms and saw Chance shimming over the sand to get to the bathrooms.
"Does Chance know exactly what he is saying?" I asked.
"I don't know." His dad replied.
Maybe we should clarify how to say "I need to use the bathroom," before Chance takes off his implants near water again :)
2 comments:
What a great story! Chance is really gonna love to hear this one down the road, and so will his future wife and kids!! haha! Wish we could have been there with you guys at the lake this year! We'll make it next time!
haha! What other words has he been taught in spanish? hee, hee. When you've got to go, you've got to go. You need all the ways you can say it.
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