Kidspeak

Baby talk

The kids have been taking rather well to the news of the new baby. They seem to be happy that there’s another one of them coming in a few months and I think they like the idea of outnumbering the adults. But then they obviously don’t know that if things come down to a vote, mommy’s like California – I’ve got 55 electoral votes. The husband gets 29 votes and the kids get 3 each.

That’s just how we roll.

Which is probably also why nobody likes to vote around here. They just sigh and shuffle along reluctantly.

But back to the baby. To prepare them for the baby’s arrival, I’ve been talking to them extensively about what to expect when the baby comes.

 

Carry Favour

Kirsten: Mommy, carry me!

Me: Sweetie, mommy can’t carry you now because mommy’s carrying baby right?

Kirsten: You carry baby with your stomach, you can carry Kirsten with your hands.

Me: Well, ok good point. But mommy will get really tired if I carry 2 babies for too long.

Tru: No, we need to take turns. You carry baby for 5 minutes, then you carry Kirsten for 5 minutes, then you carry Truett for 5 minutes.

Me: I can’t put the baby down until I give birth but I’ll carry each of you for 5 minutes and that’s all.

 

Oh, Poop!

Me: Who’s going to help me clean up when the baby poops?

Both: EWWW SO GROSS!

Kirsten: I cannot help, you know. I’m too small.

Tru: I will run away, if not the poo poo will drop on my leg.

Me: Oei, then nobody wants to help me?

Tru: Ask Daddy, he’s very good at cleaning poo poo.

Me: That’s very true.

 

Crying Baby

Me: Kids, what must you do if baby cries next time?

Kirsten: I will kiss the baby and say “Don’t cry..”

Tru: I will tell mommy to go carry the baby.

 

Sharing and Caring 

Me: Will you guys give the baby your blankie and duck duck?

Tru: How about we buy a new blankie for the baby, then we each have one.

Kirsten: Ok, we need to go kai kai to buy a new one now. Quick, wear shoes!

Me: Hey! How did this turn into an emergency shopping trip? We don’t need to buy it right now, we’ve still got time.

Kirsten: Then we can go playground, YAYY! We wear shoes already.

Me: I just got conned into bringing you guys to the playground. Very nicely played.

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14 Comments

  • Reply Daphne Maia February 6, 2012 at 10:31 pm

    AIYOH! Too cute, too cute!
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  • Reply Jasz February 7, 2012 at 9:25 am

    This is way too cute. Wish I had such conversations…

  • Reply lilsnooze February 7, 2012 at 11:26 am

    Ahahahah they are good. Imagine 3 of them together!!!
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    • Reply Daphne February 9, 2012 at 5:31 pm

      It will be complete mayhem!!

  • Reply DancingMommy February 7, 2012 at 3:32 pm

    They make a great team and win even before the adults are outnumbered. ;)
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    • Reply Daphne February 9, 2012 at 5:33 pm

      Good point, they don’t even need to vote. They have other ways of getting what they want..

  • Reply San February 7, 2012 at 4:26 pm

    Playmate for Tru, shopping excuse for Kirs. I can see fun days ahead for ya! ;)
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    • Reply Daphne February 9, 2012 at 5:37 pm

      oh yeah..fun times!

  • Reply Elaine February 7, 2012 at 5:05 pm

    Which means you need 9 kids before they can all gang up, together with husband, to outvote you. Or

    • Reply Elaine February 7, 2012 at 5:08 pm

      Or will the vote count be reshuffled if it gets dangerously close to that? When I think about Sophia (my daughter) x9 I shudder.

      Your kids are way cute though.
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      • Reply Daphne February 9, 2012 at 5:38 pm

        i’m definitely not having 9. The max will be 4, so i’ll always maintain the majority vote.. it’s all been planned out!

  • Reply Bun Bun Makeup Tips February 8, 2012 at 1:31 pm

    So cute! You can let them see daddy clean up the poo poo then they will understand what he did for them too.
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    • Reply Daphne February 9, 2012 at 5:38 pm

      Daddy still cleans their poo poo now so they know daddy is very good at it. :)

  • Reply Eunice May 21, 2012 at 3:09 pm

    Hahaha I really like this post! Way funny!

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