It's official

Baby girl is walking.

She started taking steps the other day, but yesterday she was getting up and walking at random moments. She still only does it when SHE sees fit, and tries to go too fast and stumbles. I think she prefers the quickness of crawling still or being carried because if you try to MAKE her walk she pitches a fit LOL It's really cute and ofcourse a lil bittersweet- not walking was one of the few "baby" things she does. We still have the talking on a regular basis to master, and ofcourse growing some hair hehehe I can't wait til this spring when we can go outside and experience the world from an upright walking poisition. I keep thinking about all the new things she'll see, and touch, and smell!! :) I know I'm cheesy lol

...it started like this...

I love my kids,...and good grief do they say some of the funniest things sometimes.

We were sitting at dinner.The conversation started out talking about the new kitten whom has yet to be named. Alex was leaving the table to go get his pj's on, and he stopped,...I said, "You need to go and get them on, buddy."

So Gabi said "Oh let's name the cat Buddy!"

All three other kids offered a , "NO!" In a hurry.So then Gabi starts talking about what she wants to name her own pet when she gets one,..."Donut."

Then the topic switches to babies. All of them are stuffing their faces with chicken taquitos and refried beans as they entertained the idea of what they will name their children. Jeremy said he likes "Jeremy" lol, Jalynn likes "Sandy", Gabi wants to use "May" and even Kirstan chimed in with naming her little girl, "October". (Don't ask me what the fascination with month names is. LOL)

So, I'm listening and feeding Greenlee when Gabi asks,..."Can you have a baby whenever you want?"

"Well, yes, sometimes," I say. "It just depends."

"Well how do you do that?" she asks.

I tried to answer as evasive as possible LOL I am NOT ready for THAT convo yet. "Well there are just things you can do to try to have a baby."

"You mean there's certain food you eat that will make you pregnant?" JEREMY asks.

"Uuh, no. There might be some that will make you healthier to HAVE a baby, but not make you pregnant."

"Good," he says, I don't want to eat the wrong thing!"

I laughed.

"So what kinds of things do you have to do?" he asks, taking a huge bite out of his taquito and looking at me with the most inquisitive brown eyes.

"Well...."

"Hope?" he asks.

"Yes, you can hope to have a baby. Lots of people do that."

"Good. Then I don't have to worry about that because I won't hope for that," he says.

Then Greenlee squeals, launches a piece of cracker across the kitchen and I am apparently saved by the noisy baby, as their attention was diverted.Whew. Eventually though, I know the convo will be more real. UGH!!!