Dinner Time Conversations

Last night at the dinner table the girls were talking about when they were in my tummy ...
Chatty: "Mom how did we get out of your tummy?"
Me: "The doctor"
Chatty: "No really tell me the truth how did we get out of your tummy?"
Mr. ESPN: "Mommy threw you up!" - Nice one dear!
Chatty: "No way, that's not true, your mouth is too small, how did we get out?"
Me: "Mmmm"
Chatty: "Did the doctor cut us out of your tummy?"
Me: "Yeah that's what he did"
Chatty: "That doesn't sound like fun"
Me: "Are you rethinking you desire to have 11 kids?"

Note - I did NOT have a c-section with either of my kids, but I figured this was an easier explanation than the truth.  They can't handle the truth right now ... especially after saying my mouth was too small!!

Dinner Table Conversation With Kids

Those of you who have been following this blog for awhile know we are very good friends with our neighbors across the street.  We hang out with them ALL THE TIME (and even vacation with them).  Last night my neighbor e-mails me this:

Tonight at dinner, Dad smacks (not hard - don't worry no animals were hurt) one of the pups down because they were jumping up and yapping at us. One of them whines a bit at being smacked and the kids laugh and the following conversation ensued.

Mom: "Its not funny." 
Dad (to the kids): "No one does that to the pups but me."
Kids: "Why?"
Dad: "Because I am the Master."
A pause ...
7 year old Son: "And Mommy is the Master of you - the master of all?"
3 year old Daughter: "Yeah!" 
Dad: "Is Chatty telling you that stuff?"

Mr. ESPN and I were dying of laughter! 

Conversations with Chatty and Bia

• Chatty: "I want to go to Disneyland"
• Me: "Disneyworld is so much better, if you and Bia behave we are going to go there next year."
• Chatty: "Cool, I want to go to Sea World too.  I have never been there."
• Mr. ESPN: "Yes you have, you went with Mommy, Nana, Aunt Susan, Aunt Mary Jo, Cousin Jack and Chenera when you were almost 2."
• Chatty: "Cool Bia - I have been to Sea World"
• Bia: "Yeah that is cool"
• Me: "You have been to Disneyworld too.  We went when you were 2 1/2."
• Mr. ESPN: "Bia was in Mommy's belly when we went to Disneyworld."
• Bia: "Mommy - you eat me and swallowed me so I was in your belly?"
• Me: "Mmmm ... no not quite."
• Chatty: "How did Bia get in your belly?"
• Me: "Mmmm ... God - God and Daddy put Bia in my belly."
• Chatty: "How did she get out of your belly?"
• Me: "Mmmm ... God - yep God got her out.  I'll explain more when you turn 13."
• Chatty: "OK - I am going to have 10 kids when I grow up."
• Mr. ESPN (to me): "She says that now but just wait until she finds out how they come out.  Once Chatty knows the "exit strategy", I am not sure she will be having 10 kids!"