Entry FeedYes, this is actually a phrase that I used with my three-year-old daughter this morning.
How do you explain the birds and the bees to a three-year-old? Maybe I need to get a book or something.
I drove her by the hospital where she was born, and pointed it out to her, "Look! That is the hospital where you were born!"
"How?" she asked. Damn! I should have seen that one coming.
"Well, you grew in Mommy's belly. Then we went to the hospital, and the Doctor cut open my belly and pulled you out!"
Thank goodness for c-sections. Makes explaining the entire birth a little easier at this age. But I guess it sort of sounds like I had a tumour that was removed. With the boys I had them ask to show them where they come out - no problem! See that little scar on Mommy's belly?
"And the boys grew in Daddy's belly!" Hmmm... I see her logic.
"Actually, honey, both you and the boys grew in my belly. Men can't have babies that grow in their bellies."
"When I get bigger I want to go to the hospital and get a baby."
"OK. But first you have to pick a good man to be your baby-daddy."
OMG! I can't believe that I just said that to her. Never did I expect to use the phrase "baby-daddy" with my children. How is this entering our daily vernacular? Pretty soon I'll be talking about manscaping and staycations.
"Do you know anyone who would be a good baby-daddy?" she asked.
"Um... nope. Do you?" Actually, I know of some nice boys a little older than her - friends of her brothers and the like, but I don't think that I should put anymore thoughts into her head today.
"No. Not yet," she answered. Please change the subject, please change the subject.
"Good. You have to grow up first. Don't worry about it now, OK?"
"OK. Can we save the bottles for my baby?"
"Sure honey. But I think that they may have different bottles then. Maybe better ones."
I know - I got myself into this conversation. Thanks goodness it ended before I had to talk sperm and eggs.
She started singing a little tune to herself as we drove home:
When I grow up, I am going to have a baby in my belly, a baby in my belly, a baby in my belly, when I grow up, I'm going to have a baby in my belly And then I will got to the hospital to get it out But I have to grow first, Grow up big this...