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xxmadsenxxI'm sorry that I've been posting so much about the new baby lately. It's probably getting annoying haha. But I had a pretty interesting conversation about it with Evan about an hour ago. I had to try pretty hard not to laugh a few times. I didn't want him to think that I wasn't taking his questions seriously, or that I was laughing at him. So I tried to give him simple answers while holding back laughter. But some of the things he said were pretty funny. It went like this:
Evan: How much longer 'til the baby comes?
Me: About five and a half months. The baby will be here sometime in May.
E: But I don't want to wait that long. I want to be a big brother now!
Me: I know you do. But the baby has to grow in Mommy's tummy a lot more before it can be born.
E: Why can't they just take it out now? It can be a small baby.
Me: It doesn't work that way, bud.
E: Why?
Me: Because it takes a while for a baby to develop. It's not ready to come out yet. A baby has to grow for a long time before it's born, because otherwise it won't be healthy. The baby will come when it's ready.
E: Well I wish it would be ready now. It should hurry up.
Me: I know. I wish the baby could be here sooner too, but it can't. Not until it's a lot bigger.
E: How big is it right now?
Me: Tiny. About the size of an apple or orange. (I only know this because Jenny gets these weekly e-mails telling her stuff like that, and she tells me about them.)
E: Well Mom's tummy is way bigger than an orange.
Me: I know. That's because the area the baby is in grows bigger and takes up space too.
E: So since the baby's growing Mommy's tummy will get way fatter and rounder too, right?
Me: Don't ever tell her she has a fat tummy, Evan. That would make her feel bad. But yes, it will get a lot bigger and rounder.
E: Ok, I won't tell her that. But it WILL be fat and round.
Me: Not fat, just round. She's not getting fat. It's just the baby growing bigger. I'm serious, Evan...don't tell her she has a fat tummy. Ever. No matter how big it gets.
E: Ok, I won't! I promise.
Me: Thank you.
E: Well since the baby won't be here for a long time, how much longer 'til Christmas?
Me: A month and six days.
E: Man, I have to wait a long time for everything!
I'm sure that conversation was way more amusing to me than it would be to any of you, but I felt like posting it anyway, if only for documentation since it's still fresh in my mind haha.
I've noticed that B and I have gotten Evan to start saying "man" a lot lol. Not intentionally, of course. But I know we both say it quite a bit, and Evan has picked up on it. It's a good thing we're both really good about censoring what we say around him, or he'd pick up on A LOT more haha. I don't really want a kindergartner who swears like a sailor. I slip up occasionally, but I never say anything too bad around him. He has said "dammit" two or three times before, and I had to tell him not to say that. He also said "What the hell?!" about something once, so of course I had to tell him not to say that either. It was pretty fucking funny, but I managed not to laugh. I didn't want to encourage him. Jenny would kill me if she heard him say stuff like that haha. Luckily he hasn't said anything like that for about six months now. I seriously love some of the things he says though. The things kids say can be pretty damn amusing.
Man, I'm tired. I only got like three hours of sleep last night, tops. For a good reason though...Jenny's horny hormones. Haha. Sorry, you probably don't want to know that. We also went to bed late to begin with though, because we stayed up watching movies. I am seriously in zombie mode right now. I need a nap. That sounds amazing right now. It's so nice to have a lazy weekend.
Evan: How much longer 'til the baby comes?
Me: About five and a half months. The baby will be here sometime in May.
E: But I don't want to wait that long. I want to be a big brother now!
Me: I know you do. But the baby has to grow in Mommy's tummy a lot more before it can be born.
E: Why can't they just take it out now? It can be a small baby.
Me: It doesn't work that way, bud.
E: Why?
Me: Because it takes a while for a baby to develop. It's not ready to come out yet. A baby has to grow for a long time before it's born, because otherwise it won't be healthy. The baby will come when it's ready.
E: Well I wish it would be ready now. It should hurry up.
Me: I know. I wish the baby could be here sooner too, but it can't. Not until it's a lot bigger.
E: How big is it right now?
Me: Tiny. About the size of an apple or orange. (I only know this because Jenny gets these weekly e-mails telling her stuff like that, and she tells me about them.)
E: Well Mom's tummy is way bigger than an orange.
Me: I know. That's because the area the baby is in grows bigger and takes up space too.
E: So since the baby's growing Mommy's tummy will get way fatter and rounder too, right?
Me: Don't ever tell her she has a fat tummy, Evan. That would make her feel bad. But yes, it will get a lot bigger and rounder.
E: Ok, I won't tell her that. But it WILL be fat and round.
Me: Not fat, just round. She's not getting fat. It's just the baby growing bigger. I'm serious, Evan...don't tell her she has a fat tummy. Ever. No matter how big it gets.
E: Ok, I won't! I promise.
Me: Thank you.
E: Well since the baby won't be here for a long time, how much longer 'til Christmas?
Me: A month and six days.
E: Man, I have to wait a long time for everything!
I'm sure that conversation was way more amusing to me than it would be to any of you, but I felt like posting it anyway, if only for documentation since it's still fresh in my mind haha.
I've noticed that B and I have gotten Evan to start saying "man" a lot lol. Not intentionally, of course. But I know we both say it quite a bit, and Evan has picked up on it. It's a good thing we're both really good about censoring what we say around him, or he'd pick up on A LOT more haha. I don't really want a kindergartner who swears like a sailor. I slip up occasionally, but I never say anything too bad around him. He has said "dammit" two or three times before, and I had to tell him not to say that. He also said "What the hell?!" about something once, so of course I had to tell him not to say that either. It was pretty fucking funny, but I managed not to laugh. I didn't want to encourage him. Jenny would kill me if she heard him say stuff like that haha. Luckily he hasn't said anything like that for about six months now. I seriously love some of the things he says though. The things kids say can be pretty damn amusing.
Man, I'm tired. I only got like three hours of sleep last night, tops. For a good reason though...Jenny's horny hormones. Haha. Sorry, you probably don't want to know that. We also went to bed late to begin with though, because we stayed up watching movies. I am seriously in zombie mode right now. I need a nap. That sounds amazing right now. It's so nice to have a lazy weekend.
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Date: 2011-11-19 11:22 pm (UTC)so silly :)
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Date: 2011-11-20 01:38 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-11-20 02:14 am (UTC)You're lucky he only says "man." I have a terrible potty mouth & in turn, I have a pre sschooler with quite a colorful vocab.
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Date: 2011-11-20 02:44 am (UTC)Lol nice! I think it's kinda funny when little kids swear. It's probably not a very good thing, but it's still pretty funny. I'm seriously amazed that I'm so good about not doing it in front of Evan. Saying "dammit" two or three times and "what the hell?" only once isn't too bad! It's fine that he says "man" and "dude"...I think it's cute.
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Date: 2011-11-20 04:51 pm (UTC)Evan only saying those things a few times is REALLY freaking good! "Man" & "dude" are super cute!
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Date: 2011-11-21 07:35 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-11-20 02:44 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-11-20 04:54 pm (UTC)We had to explain to her a few months ago that my nephew was getting a baby because the baby was in his mom's belly, not mine & that she was getting a baby cousin because she was all gungho about her getting a baby. But, now we have to reverse it. I think once my belly starts getting bigger she will get it a bit more.
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Date: 2011-11-21 07:35 am (UTC)no subject
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