Not quite a stork!

On the way home from soccer tonight, I got the dreaded question..."Mommy, how do babies get into their mommies tummies?"

I was tired...stunned...verklempt...and so I copped out to the traditional, "That's a question you better ask your daddy!"

But as I drove another couple blocks, I figured daddy would probably be even more tired...stunned...verklempt...and might go into full confusing detail of how babies get in their mommies tummies.

So I decided to give it a shot.  Here's what I came up with on the fly...

"That's a really good question, buddy!  I'm glad you asked.  You know how they get in their?  Their mommy and daddy hope and wish with all their might for a beautiful baby to love and then all of a sudden a baby is there!"

"So do daddies have boy babies and mommies have girl babies?"

"Nope, only mommies can have babies.  Daddy's don't have the right parts."

"What kind of parts, mommy?"

"The really tough one's that build strong, happy babies."

"And daddies don't have those parts?"

"Nope, they're just not tough enough!"  :)

"Then how do the babies get out of their mommy's tummies?"  (Nothing gets past this kid!)

"Well, the mommy hugs the baby tight for as long as she thinks the baby needs to feel safe and strong and when she thinks the baby's ready, she lets go so he or she can come into the world.  But, she still hugs it tight and loves it as long as the baby lives so that he or she always knows that it's mommy will take care of it!"

I think I did pretty good, don't you?