I think I have mentioned before that one of my favorite times of day is right before Lily falls asleep. I can tell her little mind is clicking away and I always get an insight into how her mind works. But sometimes that is also when the hard questions come out. Like last night…
Suddenly when I think she has fallen asleep, she taps me on the shoulder and asks, “Mommy, where do puppies come from?”
“Well, they come from their mommy’s tummy just like babies come from a mommy’s tummy.”
“Yeah, but how does a baby GET in mommy’s tummy.”
Stall, stall, stall, stall.
“Well how do you think a baby gets in mommy’s tummy?” Please, please, please guess something that can put a quick end to this awkward, horrible conversation.
“I think God puts them there when we pray for a baby.”
“Exactly right.” (whew)
Natalie
says:
oh, too funny! great end to “the conversation”!
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August 18th, 2008 at 12:22 am
stacey
says:
yikes! close one! i did read a book with my 6 yo one time about how the baby grows and how it comes out. it was vague on the how it gets there part-when a mommy and daddy love each other-thank goodness!
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August 18th, 2008 at 9:19 am
Debbie
says:
Great post. I’m happy for you that your conversation ended so well. You really never know. When I was pregnant my 6 year old asked how the baby got out. I told him. He then looked at my, his mouth fell open, and he said “You have got to be kidding me.” I told him I had felt the same way many times myself!
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August 18th, 2008 at 9:39 am
Rachel
says:
Awww, that is too cute!
Go with that reason for as long as you can! I’m filing that one away to use when my little one starts asking. Hopefully I can go with only that until she’s 18.
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August 18th, 2008 at 10:03 am
Nap Warden
says:
…and I will be borrowing that answer for quite a while;)
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August 18th, 2008 at 10:23 am
Jacquelyn at Because I Said So!
says:
One of my favourite subjects ever is “out of the mouths of babes.” That’s why it’s so cool to blog, because you write it down before it flies out of your mind!
It’s the first weekly Meet-a-Blogger Monday over at Because I Said So! and The Diaper Diaries is in the spotlight! Thank you! http://canadianliving.com/blogs/mom/2008/08/18/meet-a-blogger-monday/
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August 18th, 2008 at 10:34 am
Jenny from Mommin' It Up!
says:
Lily is obviously a genius!
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August 18th, 2008 at 1:32 pm
Kaye
says:
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August 18th, 2008 at 3:56 pm
Erin G
says:
haha! simple but profoundly true.
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August 18th, 2008 at 4:22 pm
karen
says:
so cute! Good answer Lily. I’ll have to keep that one in mind for when my little one poses the question.
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August 18th, 2008 at 9:21 pm