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hmmm… what?

 

“when I was a baby, in your tummy…”

 

Lately that’s what I’ve been hearing from Elijah, “when I was a baby, in your tummy…” followed by some wild idea.

Today, I can thank SpongeBob for this.  Elijah walked up to me out of the blue and told me that he went into my nose and was in my tummy in a submarine.  He insists this is true, much like insisting that he was born “in a nativity scene.”

A few weeks ago, he was all concerned that he’d gotten into my tummy because I had swallowed him.  It took me two days to convince him that wasn’t how it happened.

Is it me, or does 4 seem a bit too young to be thinking about this?  I know that he won’t understand how babies are really made right now (and I don’t intend to explain it to him), but I think it’s my duty to make sure he doesn’t believe that I swallowed him, for Pete’s sake.  (He was also, for some reason, really concerned that I was going to do it to him again!)  He also never asks how the babies get out of the mommy’s tummies… thank goodness.

So I’m thinking I need two things the next time this comes up.  An actual pregnant woman to show him and some photos of unborn babies.  Yeah.  Rock on.

Crazy kid.

 

10 Responses to ““when I was a baby, in your tummy…””

  1.  

    S’s been saying the same thing. Must just be the curiosity at this age. ;D

    V xx

  2.  

    Oh how freaking adorable. I love that you had to explain to him that you didn’t swallow him! Oh dear that is great. ;)

  3.  

    Seems like it’s a 4 thing. MT is been so focused on this too. And he’s the one hung up about the baby-being-born-thing ;) And for a while he was sure that babies grew, not only in the tummy, but also in the breast(!) I have no idea where he got that from. Crazy kids!

    And to think you swallowed him! LOL, glad he doesn’t worry about that any more.

  4.  

    Should I feel bad that, if Shelby had asked me the same thing, my first though would be to chase her around the room yelling “Get in mah belly!” ? :)

  5.  

    Haha, aww.. how cute XD.. lol..
    That will be quite a job to explain it to him..
    I think he’ll be a bright kid when he grows up! He’ll keep on asking questions ;)

  6.  

    lol @ Jason :P
    That’s actually something I might do, too, if he hadn’t been so concerned about it. So no, don’t feel bad, lol. Actually, we have this running joke around here where we tell him we’re going to eat all his eyes. He always squeals and covers his eyes, it’s hilarious.

    Well good, I guess, to know my kid’s not the only one worried about this stuff. I was thinking 4 was kind of early to be thinking about this (especially when he’s not been around any pregnant women) but I guess not!

  7.  

    You mean… that’s not how it happens? I’ve been lied to all these years?!

  8.  

    Well… I guess if you believe in reincarnation… :)

  9.  

    aw, that is too too cute!!

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