oh, and also, we were reading dr seuss's alphabet book, and i got to "B" -- "big B, little b, what begins with b?" and i was just about to turn the page and say "barber, baby, bubbles and a bumble bee" when carter pointed to himself. i opened my mouth to remind him that carter started with c, when he blurted out "boy." and then "bus."

yes. you are right carter. carter may begin with c, but you definitely know what begins with b.