12/03/08 (3 years 6 months)
At one point, Emily made it clear to me that she believed that her dad and I had purchased her in the hospital. (Worth every penny!) I started to explain where babies come from, and told her that she grew in my body until she was big and strong enough to come out. She then asked me how she got into my body. For some reason I had not seen the red flashing lights before I started the conversation that I would have to explain this in some way. Another "gift" that Emily has is that she is VERY logical. This is a pro and a con. At this given point, I could not explain it in some fantasy that involves fairies, cabbage patches, or storks. I've always wanted her to know things. I just wasn't sure I wanted her to know THIS quite yet.
Unsure as a mother can be, I proceeded very slowly on the matter with no plan. My own voice started to get muffled in my head, being drowned out by the voice yelling: "WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO REALLY TELL HER?!" And bless her heart, she stopped me with, "You gotta hear this. What do you get with a door in a belly?" Somewhat relived, I asked, "What?" "A door-belly!" she exclaimed. Now although this was especially funny because she stated she made it up, I was sure to laugh EXTRA hard and loud so she would forget about our conversation.
The Birds and Bees can wait.
3 comments:
I laughed OUT LOUD!!!! Holy Cow that is a great story! I love your writing style! I'm glad you started a blog, I knew you of all people, would do an AMAZING job!
I don't remember exactly when it happened...I think my kid was 9 or 10, and he started becoming very curious. (I was a mite perplexed because I was a midwife when he was younger and had explained things very frankly and clinically, but apparently the information did not stick!) He ransacked his library and found a book I'd bought him years before, with lovely colorful drawings and a funny story about "how babies are made". It, too, was very frank about which parts fit where. He brought it to me one evening with a shocked expression and said, "Is it true?!" I'm like, "Yes, dude, I already told you about this when you were four. You forgot?" And he replied, "I am NEVER going to do that." I told him that it was probably good that he felt that way right now.
I'm so glad you started doing this. It is a great way to keep a record and you will have lots to record. That girl comes up with so many funny and interesting things to say.
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