Another Nelson
Dear friends of ours are having another baby (their third). Today, while riding with me in the car Amy suddenly blurted out, "Mommy, I can't WAIT until Aunty Sarah has her baby!"
"Yes," I agreed. "It will be fun to meet the new member of their family." I just KNEW what her next question would be.
"Mommy, can WE have another baby?"
"Nope. We are done having babies." I said with great finality.
"Ohhhh." Amy sighed.
"Mommy!" Michael piped up. "When I grow up can I get married to a woman and can she have a baby in her tummy for me?"
"Well, yes. I suppose you can." I replied.
"Well, then I will get married and when she has the baby it will be MY baby and I will name it PEEKA." He stated happily.
"Nooo," Amy protested. "The mommy will name it! Didn't you name US?" She asked for reinforcement.
"Actually, daddy and I BOTH named you." I responded.
Whereupon we had quite the discussion about how each of their names had been chosen. I think Amy understood but a lot of it went over Michael's head. As we drove into the garage he once more reiterated that he would find a "momma" to marry so that she could have a baby that he could play with. Glad he's already thinking about extending the Nelson family line...I'm still wrapping my brain around a "Peeka Nelson," however.
"Yes," I agreed. "It will be fun to meet the new member of their family." I just KNEW what her next question would be.
"Mommy, can WE have another baby?"
"Nope. We are done having babies." I said with great finality.
"Ohhhh." Amy sighed.
"Mommy!" Michael piped up. "When I grow up can I get married to a woman and can she have a baby in her tummy for me?"
"Well, yes. I suppose you can." I replied.
"Well, then I will get married and when she has the baby it will be MY baby and I will name it PEEKA." He stated happily.
"Nooo," Amy protested. "The mommy will name it! Didn't you name US?" She asked for reinforcement.
"Actually, daddy and I BOTH named you." I responded.
Whereupon we had quite the discussion about how each of their names had been chosen. I think Amy understood but a lot of it went over Michael's head. As we drove into the garage he once more reiterated that he would find a "momma" to marry so that she could have a baby that he could play with. Glad he's already thinking about extending the Nelson family line...I'm still wrapping my brain around a "Peeka Nelson," however.
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