the birds and the bees...

Well I have finally had to have "THE TALK" with Maddy this week. Anyone else who has children that wanted "THE TALK" can sympathize with me I am sure at how it seems to sneak up on you and all of a sudden you realize that your children aren't as small as you thought they were. We were in California, sitting at the park with my sister, my nine year old niece Claudia, Joselyn and Maddy when out of the blue she asks, "Mom, after you get married how do you have a baby?" Claudia starts to snicker and Sam and I just look at eachother with this surprised looks on our faces. I ask her what she means exactly and she repeats the question. So I decided the park was not the best place to discuss such private matters so I told her when we went inside I would talk to her about it. (By the way she must have been feeling very intellectual that day because during the same park visit she came up and asked me what Jewish people were exactly.) ANYWAY we went home and the subject didn't come up again so I thought I had avoided it for the time. We got back from California and of course it came up again and she asked me the same question. I took her into her room as I was tucking her in and I explained VERY generally how things worked and how a baby was made in mommy's body. She seemed placated for the time and didn't ask me anymore questions. The funniest part was when I went and informed Dustin that the questions had begun and I told him what I told her just in case it ever came up so we would be on the same page. He was more uncomfortable than Maddy was I think and he told me he thought she was way to young to be talking about such things. I disagree and I want to be honest with her up front so she feels comfortable talking to me about things and knows I will be honest with her. But I still can't believe that she is old enough to be talking about these things and it freaks me out a little. I guess Joselyn is going to be close behind since I am sure that Maddy will start informing her. Man I hate "THE TALK".