Mykee: How does the baby get in the Mommy's belly?
Me: The Daddy helps put it there. (I considered saying Daddy and Heavenly Father, but I didn't want to confuse her that much...)
Mykee: How does Daddy put it there?
Me: When Daddies and Mommies get married then they can get pregnant and have a baby. (Thought I dodged the bullet pretty well with that one!)
Mykee: Why does the baby have to come out?
Me: So that it can breath and live. Could a baby stay in the belly forever?
Mykee: No, it would get too big. How does the baby come out of the belly?
Me: (Hmmmm... What to do here... Dr. Laura flashing through my mind, talking about answering questions truthfully, but not necessarily in great detail) Well, when the mommy's belly is really big she goes to the hospital and a doctor helps her baby come out.
Mykee: (Sounding horrified) They CUT the mommy's belly and take the baby out?!?
Me: They don't have to cut the baby out (I'll save that conversation for another day) but the mommy has to push and then the baby comes out of her giney. (yes, that is our crazy word for vagina at our house!) Then the doctor helps make sure the baby is safe, and lets the mommy and daddy hold it! Isn't that amazing and wonderful??
Mykee: Yeah. Why does the baby have to come out of the giney?
Me: Because that's the hole that leads to your belly.
Mykee: Why does it lead to your belly?
Me: Because that's how Heavenly Father and Jesus made it.
Mykee: When I'm big and tall like you do I get to have a baby?
Me: Yes, after you're married.
Mykee: I don't want the baby to come out, I want it to stay in my belly!
I love my little girl! We have conversations like this on almost a daily basis- but it's usually about more easily answered things like- "Where does bread (or grapes, or couches, or toys, etc) come from?" Or "Why does Rapunzel hit Flynn Ryder with a frying pan?" She is getting so curious, it's fun to see how her mind works. I can't wait to hear the follow up questions after she thinks a little longer about our earlier conversation about babies. I'm sure I'll have to get creative with my answers!
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| No-bake cookies- I like the way the kid's turned out! |
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| Sesame Street on the computer- Mykee and Evan love it! |
Friday and Saturday we had a garage sale. I was asked by several people how I even had stuff to sell, since we live in such a small place and sold everything before we moved out here! Surprisingly, we had loads of stuff and the amount of money we made helped make the busy weekend worth the effort! I had the help of some friends who gave me stuff to sell for them to make the sale look a little better (in ads and in person) and they also helped with sitting the kids- or I couldn't have done it! The kids were only slightly miffed that I sold some of their things and have accepted it quite well! It might be a year or two before I do another one, but I'll definitely be doing one again! What can I say, I learned from the best- my mom is the queen of garage sales.
On Sunday we attended a cancer survivor festival at Liberty State Park given by my hospital and doctors. It was a fun day of games, food, and entertainment.
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| Free hats, and hand painting! |
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| Free Rita's Italian Ice... YUM |
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| The kids showed their moves as they danced to the Infernos |
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| Delicious cake from CAKE BOSS!! In your face Taryl :) |
Your trip to Liberty State Park sounded/looked fun. Nice.
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ReplyDeleteI love your bangs. Your hair is looking great. I want to share this with you: http://www.cachevalleyforhope.org/ - It's off to an amazing start. People in Cache Valley have been so generous already. Tomorrow is the Gala. It's black tie and a couple hundred people have already reserved their seats. They have even formed an alliance with a few businesses in town. A young mom in my ward has breast cancer and has had 4 chemos. They bought her a new fridge (the place we got it from sold it to CVfH at Cost) with an ice maker so she doesn't have to send her hubby to the store to get crushed ice every few days. That's just the start. 300 people in Cache Valley are receiving cancer treatment currently. We want to help with individual needs first and research second. Just thought I'd let you know what is up in your home town. Feel free to suggest it to your family on facebook. They can even let us know if anyone they know has a specific need. I hope you're having a good day. And just to let you know I found that liquid vitamin B is a huge energy booster. 1 mm in the morning has really made a difference for me. Take care!
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