Captain Squish
January 24, 2012
This kid cracks me up. He has so many plans and ideas. He hardly ever slows down, and the only time he stops talking is when he is sleeping. This morning at 6am he crawled into bed next to me. He tossed and turned and wiggled until I threatened to kick him out of bed. I explained to him that his brother was also in the bed with me, and that the youngest member of our family had been awake from 3am until 5:30am and the little one and I really needed to squeeze in as much rest as possible. Xander was quiet for about 30 seconds before asking me ‘Mommy, how are babies made?’ After 3 hours of sleep at 6am, I wasn’t really prepared for that discussion. I told him it was time to see what his dad was doing on the couch and sent him away. He didn’t seem to recall the conversation later because he hasn’t asked me again. I wonder how much time I bought myself? Has anyone else broached this subject with their five year old yet? I very clearly remember an older girl at day care telling me all about the birds and the bees in graphic detail when I was five. Is it time to start talking about these scary subject already??
Whoa, we just finished watching, “Captain America.”
When I worked at the local elementary school, towards the end of the first grade, the teacher pulled out these old books that had obviously been used for years. They were about how a sperm fertilizes an egg and that’s how a baby is made. I believe it was some sort of animal that was in the book, instead of humans. That seemed to be when they broached the subject. I’m not sure what I would tell my 4 1/2-year-old if she asked about that right now!