I realize I really don't keep track of the funny things my kids say and do very well. So, today I'm going to be better about that.
Do you know the kid's song "Catch a Falling Star"? The lyrics are pretty simple- "Catch a falling star and put it in you pocket, save it for a rainy day. Catch a falling star and put it in your pocket never let it fade away." Eve walks around singing it all the time. Anyways, Eve and Jack have these stick on, glow in the dark stars all over their ceiling. This morning one fell off and Eve found it. She comes to us and says she found a falling star. Then she asked us if she could keep it and put it in her pocket so she could save it for a rainy day. Ha ha. Sometimes things just get set up so well. Hey, I thought it was cute.
Also today, Jack got into one of our food dishes on the counter and made a big mess all over himself. As I was talking to him a little later, I asked if he was supposed to do that kind of thing. He looks at me all innocent, like he doesn't want to incriminate himself and then suddenly he looks and points out the window and asks in his toddler English "who's that man?" I look only to find absolutely no man anywhere to be found. Then he jumps down from his chair and runs out of the room. Hmmm. I didn't know two years olds were so skilled at changing the subject and tricking their parents.
Eve is so curious... lately she has been totally obsessed about where things come from. She is constantly asking the question, "Where do _________ come from?" Everything and anything... cows, houses, pasta, beds, trees, hair, cars, water, whatever crosses her line of sight. I feel like I need to read the encyclopedia just to be prepared. Well, last night I was changing Jack's bum and she asked, "Where do boy parts come from?" I mean, how exactly am I supposed to answer that? Um, where all the rest of your body parts come from. It's not like I'm shy about talking to her about her or Jack's body or even where babies come from, but some questions are just so random that they catch me off guard. I normally answer all her questions as best I can but this time I thought it would be much more fun if she asked the grandparents about that one. He he, I'm so mean. More than anything, I just want to know how they'll react and what exactly they'll tell her. Let's just hope she doesn't go ask her preschool friends. That would probably result in some awkward conversations with other parents.
Today she asked where Stella (Kole's parents' dog) came from. We told her she came from a mommy and daddy dog. But then she realized that Stella doesn't have a mommy or daddy around. I can practically see the little wheels running in her head as she tries to figure out why Stella's mommy and daddy don't live with her... so the next question to come out of her mouth was "Did you eat them?" I try my best not to laugh when she asks questions because she gets so embarrassed and runs to her room and cries but sometimes I can't help it. It worries me a little that after nearly 5 years together she thinks we are the kind of people that would not only eat dogs but also eat them so they are taken away from their kids. Strange child.
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