Be Careful With That Baby's Head!

Today I spent cleaning out the kids' rooms, moving around furniture, tossing junk and secretly putting many of the unnecessary toys in the donation box. It's such a good feeling to know that their rooms are neat, organized and clean. Today's biggest surprise, however, wasn't the dirty pajamas and underwear wedged in the back of the closet or the long-lost Nintendo power cord. I found some books that Quin had taken into his room from the basement bookshelf. The one that caught my eye was "How I Was Born," a real picture book with age-appropriate information regarding pregnancy and childbirth. I asked him about it and he turned bright red. After quickly convincing him that I was glad he found it, we talked about the pictures and the process. His response was "The should really take the legs out first. What happens if they accidentally rip the head off?" (I suppose it was the angle of the baby's head being turned during delivery that elicited his response.) I called his father later to let him know that it might be time for a bit more elaborate "talk." I reminded his father that my school provided a video, discussion and opportunity to buy the "Growing Up and Liking It" packet for all fourth grade girls. I'm sure the boys had something similar done for them. It's strange to think of my baby being old enough now that a girl or two in his class will likely start her period this year. Wow. His dad couldn't believe that some girls actually get their period in fourth grade :)

Today I'm grateful for: the fact that mom always was so "matter-of-fact" about sexuality, because I can talk openly about sex with almost anyone and that's helpful when you have kids