Dude.

Sleep my treasure,
Close to mother.
Sleep my baby, dude?

This is how Ellie was singing the lullaby in the back of the car. And then she asked Char, "Do you know why I say 'dude?' It's because the baby is a boy. Girls are ladies and boys are dudes."

She said it so matter of fact...I couldn't help but bust a gut. She didn't see the humor in it. Never mind that the word there is 'do' not 'dude.'

Still, she kept singing along like a rock star. "Char, listen. This one's about a girl baby. Sleep my treasure, close to mother, sleep my baby lady."

So in case you were wondering, boys are dudes.