>I remember once when Allie was 1 or 2 and that familiar smell came from her. (Oddly enough, when it's your kid it doesn't smell so bad, LOL). I took her in to the changing table and commenced the procedure. Whoops -- nothing there. "Poop?" she asked. "No poop. Fart," I said. "Fart," she affirmed. Another word in the growing vocabulary....

I used to know a woman who got real indignant about using the word "fart" in front of her kids (the kids were maybe 4 and 6 years old). I asked her what words *did* they use in her household and she said "passing gas". I just rolled my eyes. Don't you think that's a bit too sophisticated for kids that age? I mean, "fart" is a fun word to say when you're a kid. <g>

~~Bonnie