The Big Talk

Dear Connor,

We had this conversation during your shower yesterday:

You (as you were cleaning your private parts): What's inside my penis balls?

Me: [stifled laughter] Penis balls? Those are actually called your testicles.

You: Oh. What's inside my testicles?

Me: Nothing.   <--- what I should have said
Me: Well, when you get older, they'll have stuff to make a baby.   <---what I actually said, opening up the trap door

You: There's a baby inside my penis balls?!

Me: No, no. You need a boy and a girl to make a baby. You need the stuff from your penis ba--I mean, your testicles and an egg from a girl. When girls are older, they have eggs inside their bodies.

You: Do the eggs hatch?

Me: No, they're not like birds. You need to put the stuff in your testicles together with an egg to make a baby and then the baby grows in the girl's tummy.

You (asking the obvious next question): How do put the stuff in your testicles and the egg together?

Me (realizing this is as far as I want to take the birds and bees conversation this time): You can ask Daddy when he gets home.

You: Ok.

Oye. Luckily for Daddy, you forgot all about this when you saw him!

Love,
Mom

Friends Forever

Dear Connor,

This morning at breakfast, you moved to sit next to MuiMui and told her, "I'm going to sit next to you because that's what friendship is all about." Aww :-)

Love,
Mom