When I was pregnant with Maureen, we did a lot of talking to Johnny about how he had a little sister in Mommy's tummy and when she was ready to be born, she would come out at the hospital.
We had some of the same conversations when my sister-in-law was pregnant with Noah.
Johnny always seemed to get the very basic facts we had presented him with. And sometimes he would tell people, "Aunt Sarai has a baby in her tummy and his name is Baby Noah. And when he is ready to be born, she's going to go to the hospital."
So when he asked me today, "Mom, where do babies come from?" I wasn't quite sure how to answer him.
I decided to try and learn a little more about what exactly he was asking me.
"Where do you think they come from, bud?" I asked.
"Ummm...from mommy's tummies," he replied.
"That's right! You came from my tummy and so did Maureen," I said back.
"Mom?" he asked, "Is there a baby in your tummy now?"
"No, there's no baby in my tummy right now." I shook my head.
"Oh," he nodded. "It's just food then."
Argh. Time to go on a diet?
We had some of the same conversations when my sister-in-law was pregnant with Noah.
Johnny always seemed to get the very basic facts we had presented him with. And sometimes he would tell people, "Aunt Sarai has a baby in her tummy and his name is Baby Noah. And when he is ready to be born, she's going to go to the hospital."
So when he asked me today, "Mom, where do babies come from?" I wasn't quite sure how to answer him.
I decided to try and learn a little more about what exactly he was asking me.
"Where do you think they come from, bud?" I asked.
"Ummm...from mommy's tummies," he replied.
"That's right! You came from my tummy and so did Maureen," I said back.
"Mom?" he asked, "Is there a baby in your tummy now?"
"No, there's no baby in my tummy right now." I shook my head.
"Oh," he nodded. "It's just food then."
Argh. Time to go on a diet?
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no!! just start exercising. or just eat less. or both. or just chalk it up to the fact he doesn't have any inner monologue yet. :)
Ouch. They have a way of being a little too honest don't they?
Oh yah!! That happens to me too! In fact just this morning when i was combing Kenzie's hair I had her leaning into my stomach to get a better hold onto her head so the snarls woudln't hurt as much and she asked the same question. But before I could answer her...Logan spoke up and said "no Kenzie, Mommy can't have anymore babies in her tummy...Daddy got some medicine put into his pee pee and now she can't." A WHHAAAA??? I tried not to gasp and I probed a litle more and asked him why he said that and he said "remember a long time ago when Daddy went to the pee pee doctor (his terms not ours!) and that made it so there will be no more babies in your belly." Yes, we did try and explain that to him and now I regret that and he added the 'medicine into the pee pee' part. OH my! The depths of some conversations...Ugh...
Let's diet together...except I don't call it "dieting"...when I do...I usually end up eating more!
If you lose anymore weight, you'll blow away in a strong wind. No diet!
One of the girls told me last week, Mommy you have a squishy belly. I had to restrain myself from saying it was her and her sisters fault. Carrying twins destroys your body!
Ouch. But my gosh that boy is funny. hehe
OMG..Teresa...I am DYING here! That is SOOOO funny!
Thank God Landon is only two or he'd say the same thing to me!!!
So hilarious!
I'm loving all the pictures you've been posting lately! Sorry I can't respond to the individual posts right now-we just got back from a reunion so I'm swamped-but the kids are looking adorable and Johnny is as funny as ever!
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