synonyms

mason has started saying synonyms for what i am not understanding.  when i am just not understanding him, he pauses, looks up to the right (like when thinking) and says a different word that comes close enough to the same idea to try and help me.

i have noticed it several times over the past few days, but here is an example from tonight.  we were trying to guess what he was saying during dinner and it sounded a little like "rash".  after a while he did his thoughtful pause and then said "all done" (with the sign too).  oh - "trash"! (and i should have known this because this was one of his early words - it just didn't fit the conversation we were having.) now it made sense!  he was talking about how the cracker sleeve wrapper on the table was trash.  i am so glad that he can find a way to come down to our level of reasoning...  love.