Jelly beans

Ok, some of the things that come out of my children's mouths are too funny not to write down. Some of them are quite embarrassing, especially for me, but in the spirit of being able to laugh at myself and having a good sense of humor, I am going to document them so I never forget them.

I'm not sure if this is true for every little boy, but Oliver is very fond of his "boy parts". I mean it's literally like a magnet for his 3 year old hands. Like a moth to a flame. A play thing, if you will. Once, while he was rummaging around in his pants, I asked "What have you got down there?" to which he replied "Jelly beans."

One morning he was sitting up on the counter helping dad make a steamer and he was fiddling around with his 'parts' again and Tom said "What do you have in there?" Oliver very innocently said "Something wiggly."

One night in the bath tub, Berkeley was studying Oliver's anatomy and, after a few minutes of quiet observation, said "Look Oliver, I don't have anything hanging from my 'front bottom' like you do."

While living in Verl & Sherri's basement during the construction of our home, Berkeley was in the shower with me. Now, keep in mind, this shower is extremely small. If I was pregnant, I seriously question if I would have been able to fit in it at all. So, while I was trying to kill two birds with one stone by having her shower with me, she happened to notice that my under carriage had hair (probably cause we were crammed in there and it was just right there at eye level). In her sweet little 5 year old voice she said "Mom, why does your front bottom have fur on it? Does it keep you warm?" After about 30 seconds of pure shock and embarrassment, I managed to choke out "Yes, Berkeley, it keeps me warm and someday you'll have fur to keep you warm too." That answer seemed to satisfy her and I very quickly wrapped our shower up, and myself, from curious 5 year old eyes!!! I guess now that summer is upon us, I'll have to shed my "winter coat" and get rid of some of that excess fur!

About a week ago as I was getting out of the shower, Berkeley was walking behind me as I walked into our closet to put my pj's on. Once again her powers of observation were hard at work and she said "Mom, your bottom shakes when you walk!" I wasn't nearly as excited about the whole situation as she was and replied "Well, Berkeley, someday, when you have 3 babies, your bottom will shake when you walk too." It was an effort for me not to be out of sorts and bitter about the whole conversation. Lesson learned: Never walk naked in front of a 5 year old!