Look at your tummy. It has a dent in the middle.
Your belly button is a scar. It is your first.
A cord was joined here, before you were born.
The cord brought food and air to the baby.
Then the cord was cut. A bit, the stump, stayed on.
A baby breathes air with its lungs. It needs no cord.
The stump dried up. It fell off in one to three weeks.
What is left is a dent. It is called a navel.
An innie is a dent. An outie sticks out.
Furry animals have belly buttons too. Hair hides them.
Words to know
- scar: mark on skin
- stump: bit of cord
- navel: belly button
- innie: a dent
- outie: sticks out
