birds and bees

One of my dearest friends has 3 kids (twins and a spare) that my boys adore. Her twins are a boy and girl, and Zach has convinced the girl, Anna, that they will marry someday. She is on board with this plan most days.

About a month ago Zach came to me and told me that Anna and he were going to adopt a boy and girl after they got married. Curious, I asked why they were adopting. He told me he didn’t want Anna to have her stomach cut open to get the babies out (I’ve had two c-sections, so he thought that is how all babies are born).

I told him that most babies aren’t born that way, that babies come out down by your bum and that there is no cutting involved. I didn’t want to have this conversation yet, so I tried to keep it simple. Silly me-I thought that would be the end of it.

Yesterday, Zach’s betrothed was over with her brothers. Her mom and I were outside watching the kids. The kids were huddled together talking (never a good sign) when Anna and her brother Warren came running up shouting, “Mommy, do babies really come out of your bum?”.

I had forgotten Zach’s and my earlier conversation, but now it all came rushing back. I sheepishly smiled at my friend Paula and admitted that it was probably Zach who gave them the information. She thought it was funny (that’s why I love her).

We explained that babies come out another special hole, called a vagina, that only girls have (ugh!- I can’t believe this is happening already). The wide-eyed the kids took in this new information and headed off to play.

Later, Zach and Anna come up and had some new plans for the future. They shared that they are going to get married in our backyard, go to California, adopt a baby and then head over to Disneyland.

I guess having a baby out your bum doesn’t sound any better than getting your tummy cut open.

There are a lot of babies that need good homes. And what newborn wouldn’t love to go to Disneyland!

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