birds and bees

This morning i dragged parker along to an ultrasound appointment. The technician looked put off when she saw i was bringing my five year old son in with me. I just told her "he's used to being towed around with me."

He sat quietly on a chair intently looking at my organs on the screen. I told him that when you are pregnant and have an ultrasound you can see a little baby up on that screen. I could see wonder in his eyes. He was riveted.

As we walked hand in hand through the parking lot afterwards the questions started, including that lovely one; "how does a baby get in there anyway and what does the man have to do with it?" Time stopped in my head for a moment as i pondered the answer to the question factoring in his tender age and the easiest way to stop this conversation quickly.

So, i told him the truth in plain facts and opened the car door and plopped him in his booster. As i was walking around to the drivers side of the van i heard him giggling and talking to himself.

As we drove away he said "i'm NEVER getting married." I explained that you didn't have to be married to have babies. He paused. "I'm NEVER moving out."