Pronunciation is Key

I'm trying to put Drake down at the same time Carina is getting out of the bath. I thought I could change him and get him into bed while she played in the tub, but she was inexplicably not interested in playing for a long time tonight. I duck out of the bathroom while she's brushing her teeth to get the diaper changed. I hear her come out of the bathroom and go into her bedroom and figure she can entertain herself for a bit without me. I have Drake on the floor getting his new sleeper on when Carina comes into the nursery.

"Mommy, I'm copulating."

"You're WHAT?!" I look up at my naked 2-year-old wondering what innocent statement my adult mind has morphed into that sentence.

"I'm copulating!"

I sit there with my mouth open, frantically trying to figure out what she is telling me.

"I sitting on my diaper."

A giggle escapes me as understanding dawns. "Oh, you're cooperating! Good job, sweetie! Let me put Drake in his blankie, and I'll come put it on for you." Smiling to myself, I'm already blogging this in my head.

"Mommy, was that funny?"

"Yes, that WAS funny."

As I put her diaper on, we practiced saying "cooperating". She still puts an 'l' in it, but I think I got it to "cooperlating". Not as funny, but more appropriate.