Parts is Parts.

One of the things Chris planted in the garden this year is sunflowers.  The other day, he and the boys were out surveying the land as they do sometimes, and Chris was showing them what was planted where.  Somehow they got on the topic of sunflower height and I'm not exactly sure how the conversation went, but I know it ended when Logan measured across his chest and said, "So they'll grow to be about as tall as my boobs."

Chris informed me of this little tidbit as we were going to bed last night.  I asked if Logan was saying it as a joke or if he was being serious.  Chris shrugged and said something along the lines of, "Well, he wasn't smiling."  I suggested we clarify this particular bit of Logan's anatomical confusion so he doesn't go say something to his friends at school about his boobs.  Chris chose tonight with the family gathered around the dinner table as the perfect moment for the discussion.  It went a little something like this:

Chris (totally out of the blue, by the way): You know, boys don't have boobs.  That's really kind of a girl thing.

Logan: What?

Chris: When we were talking about sunflowers and you said they'd grow up to your boobs?  Yeah, boys don't have boobs.

Logan: Well what do they have?

Me: It's just called your chest.

Logan: No, those things on my chest.

Me: Oh.  [Pause.]  Those are nipples.

(As I'm choking the word nipple out, I look over the table to see Declan pulling the neck of his shirt down to show me his nipple, just to clear up what part Logan was asking about.)

Me: Yep.  That's a nipple.

Logan: So the sunflowers will grow to be as high as my nipples.

Chris and Me: Just say chest.

Declan: So how high on me will they grow?

Logan: I guess that depends on what part of you is as tall as my nipples.

At this point, both the boys stand up and do some measuring as Chris and I try to contain our giggling.  We asked them to sit down and finish eating dinner and let's talk about something else, please.

As Declan was sinking back into his seat, he said very quietly, "Nipple."

(In case anyone's wondering, Declan's shoulders are Logan's nipple height.)