Dad's eyes...

Tonight at dinner we were talking about eye color.  When the boys saw that Isabelle's eyes are blue they said, "Mom is she going to always have blue eyes?"  I said, maybe she will, it looks like they are going to stay blue.  And then I said, "That means Isabelle will be the only one in our family with blue eyes and I'll be the only one with brown eyes." 

Then the conversation transitioned to the boys counting how many of each color eyes people in our family have.

Blue: 1
Brown: 1
Red: 0
and then I said, what about blue/green eye color and Gabriel and Michael both raised their hand.  I said, you both have the same color eyes as dad.

Michael then said, "Mom, does that mean I came from dad' tummy?"

I laughed and then said, "No honey, remember boys can't have babies."

Oh he said, "Then where did I come from?  Whose tummy was I in?"
I went on to explain... "Michael you and Gabriel came from the tummy of your birth mom."
Gabriel interjected, "Oh yeah Mom, remember I told you about my other family?"
Yep Gabriel I remember.  And then Michael said, "Was I in sally's (foster mom) tummy?"
I said, "Nope, Michael you were in your first mom's tummy and so was Gabriel"

His face immediately turned to a look of shock and it was obvious he was processing what I had just said. I was expecting him to come back with a series of questions about why he doesn't see his birth mom and questions about what she is like.  Instead, moments later he said, "Mom, if she had Gabriel and me, does that mean she had two tummys?"

Smiling I then went onto explain the science behind pregnancy and that moms can have more than one baby at different times.  Isn't it funny how the boy's questions are so completely different than what we as adults expect or would ask?

Who knew a conversation about eye colors would lead to a discussion about Dad's being pregnant, and moms having multiple stomachs.

Until next time,
Angie