Kids Say the Darnedest Things!

While checking out at Hobby Lobby today, Maya asked the inevitable first of many embarrassing questions. After asking the mandatory, "What's you name?", and finding out "Her's name's Winsey (Lindsay)," she proceeded to ask the following question, "You have a baby in you tummy?" I thought I would die. The girl was definitely plus-sized but didn't look pregnant (to MY trained eye, not to Maya's, obviously). I held my breath, waiting for her response and praying she would say, "Yes, I am." No such luck. In my opinion she could have stopped at "no", but she did not. Without much hesitation, she responded, "No. I'm just fat." Oh, dear God! Maya didn't say anything, so I quickly jumped in to cover for her. I explained that Maya's aunt (actually, uncle's girlfriend, but it seemed like too much detail when I wanted to get straight to the point) is expecting, so she (Maya), along with EVERYONE else she meets has a baby in their belly. Then, I did what any rational person would do and changed the subject! Whew! I knew it was coming, but I was taken by surprise anyway. It's such a sticky situation because you want to praise them for their keen observation skills (heehee), but you don't want to encourage them to point out every round belly they see! I think I handled it well. I skipped the "every one's made differently" speech. I don't think she's ready for that one yet and had probably forgotten about the conversation by the time we made it to the car anyway. I brushed it off and moved on, and now I anxiously await for the next bombshell of a comment she drops in public!

On a sweeter note, while I rocked Liam and fed him his nightly bottle of milk, Maya came in, hopped up on the foot rest with "Poky the Puppy" and said, "Me sing." I asked her what song she would sing, and she said, "Me song, me song. Sing for puppy. 'Puh, puh, puh, puh. Puh, puh, puh, puh. Puh, puh, puh, puh. Puh, puh, puh, puh. Puh, puh, puh, puh. Puh, puh, puh, puUuUuUhhhhh (pitch going up and down)!'" Liam just stared at her. Hahahaha! It was so funny! I just smiled, and with the greatest sincerity, I told her it was a beautiful song. She was so proud of herself for making up a song. Before she headed back to her room to wait for me, she gave Buddy a good night kiss on his head. Then she hopped back up onto the footrest, grabbed his head and pulled it into her body in bear-hug fashion, and whispered, "I wuv you so much. I wuv you so much." It was the most precious moment I've seen between them. I'm SO thankful I was there to see that adorable display of affection. I'll say it a million times over... I just pray that they are ALWAYS this close. It melts my heart.

Road Trip Entertainment

As we were making the LONG trek to Iowa, I heard this coming from the backseat, "Buddy, dit my toes!" I looked in the rear view mirror, and this is what I saw... Maya was stretching her leg over to Liam as far as it would possibly go, and I could see Liam's little fingers reaching out from his car seat to try and get Maya's foot. This little game kept both of them entertained (for a few minutes, anyway). It was pretty cute. FYI, if you are wondering how on earth I took this picture while I was driving down I-80, I shot it over my shoulder, just hoping it would be lined up right, and it turned out pretty good!

Liam Practices Walking

Here's what Liam spends most of his day doing, cruising and practicing walking! He always looks so proud while he's walking and right when he finishes. He flashes that beaming smile, and you can just tell that he's bursting with pride! Soon, he'll be running!