tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post7685244774833286817..comments2024-02-26T15:02:47.765-08:00Comments on A Homegrown Life: The Pregnant PauseAmandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15729511504280715449noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-24951987628383603032009-02-14T19:25:00.000-08:002009-02-14T19:25:00.000-08:00I had a lot of pestering for a little while and th...I had a lot of pestering for a little while and then I gave the whole explanation. I never know when to shut up. I'm hoping that I explained it all, but we may need more discussion later. (Of course!)<BR/>A friend brought a book that had pictures and descriptions, but it felt creepy and I couldn't use it.<BR/>Somehow it was less of a big deal after the conversation happened.<BR/>(Sarah S.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-27015271636803576822009-02-14T07:56:00.000-08:002009-02-14T07:56:00.000-08:00When my youngest son asked me "the question", he w...When my youngest son asked me "the question", he was probably 7 or 8. He sat and attentively listened to my fairly detailed explanation, and then, instead of laughing like his brothers had, he said very seriously, "Hmm... I thought so." And then never mentioned it again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-50929215721409303862009-02-12T15:17:00.000-08:002009-02-12T15:17:00.000-08:00I'm just laughing like crazy over here. Don't you ...I'm just laughing like crazy over here. Don't you just love, I mean, lovvve that awkward moment?<BR/><BR/>Please let us know how it works out when they remember they asked.ChristyACBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18396628757148282551noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-1437340915643969182009-02-12T11:55:00.000-08:002009-02-12T11:55:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-1594875490022114032009-02-12T10:59:00.000-08:002009-02-12T10:59:00.000-08:00When my son was 7-almost-8, he asked me how Bridge...When my son was 7-almost-8, he asked me how Bridget (his little sister) had gotten INTO my tummy. He had already been told about the sperm and egg spiel, but that didn't answer his question to his satisfaction. <BR/><BR/>So, I told him. I was pretty straightforward about it - if he were going to insist on a proper answer, then I wasn't going to hide from the question (much as I might have Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13418436811042559103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-82430317388922135072009-02-12T09:37:00.000-08:002009-02-12T09:37:00.000-08:00When my girls asked, I used a gardening analogy, b...When my girls asked, I used a gardening analogy, because we've always had a garden, and they understood that sort of thing.<BR/><BR/>Basically, I said, "Mommy has <I>seeds</I> in her belly (later, we talked about them being called eggs), and Daddy fertilizes the seeds to make the baby grow in Mommy's belly." I didn't elaborate, and I wasn't sure how I would go into more detail, if they asked. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04642417312794814066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-33156458190935803882009-02-12T08:29:00.000-08:002009-02-12T08:29:00.000-08:00My sons are all adults now, and I still smile when...My sons are all adults now, and I still smile when I think of the pains I took to give them the correct anatomical information when they asked. (They were about 5 and 6) THEY LAUGHED! They laughed so hard they rolled on the floor holding their stomaches! That made me laugh too. It must be a very strange and unbelievable idea to them, and I had to admit that it seemed strange to me too when I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-59879981589118648332009-02-11T12:05:00.000-08:002009-02-11T12:05:00.000-08:00I've stuck to answering specific questions - like ...I've stuck to answering specific questions - like to that, I'd probably have said, "God makes a special way for moms and dads to work together and then He creates a baby inside the mommy's womb - her uterus (pointing)" If they keep asking, I keep telling. And POUT, I thought this was an announcement!Lift Up Your Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208947659460506120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-59633299720950340762009-02-11T10:56:00.000-08:002009-02-11T10:56:00.000-08:00When my daughter was about five years old, I came ...When my daughter was about five years old, I came home early one morning from delivering a baby to eat breakfast before going to the office (I am a family physician). I was completely sleep deprived! My dear daughter asked me where babies come from. In my exhausted and not terribly coherent state, I told her - everything. It was several years before she asked about babies again! I probably Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05977860195847730169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-57777993114097262532009-02-11T09:55:00.000-08:002009-02-11T09:55:00.000-08:00good luck with that...WE haven't even had that que...good luck with that...WE haven't even had that question yet...guess we are just lucky :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-32400645180993671272009-02-11T09:15:00.000-08:002009-02-11T09:15:00.000-08:00sorry, I just had to read it... what is so pg-13 a...sorry, I just had to read it... what is so pg-13 about this post?<BR/>p.s. I already know the answer to the boys quistionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-90166416939391624522009-02-11T08:48:00.000-08:002009-02-11T08:48:00.000-08:00Last summer my oldest suddenly DEMANDED(ahem)to kn...Last summer my oldest suddenly DEMANDED(ahem)to know how the baby got there. We'd had discussions of sperm and egg cells before when they saw the baby pages in their little biology book, so he wanted to know *how* the sperm cells get to the mama's body. Oh dear. I didn't want the poor kid speculating, especially when he voiced his own idea of how this might happen, lol<BR/><BR/>I gave a ratherRavenMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446409798180864383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-56593993227225530212009-02-11T06:56:00.000-08:002009-02-11T06:56:00.000-08:00Have I mentioned that I am heartily tired of every...Have I mentioned that I am heartily tired of everyone else being pregnant? Another friend just announced that she too was! Sigh.<BR/><BR/>We had several Christian birds and the bees books (I think I still have them around somewhere but don't remember the names of them. They were a series divided up into age groups with a little more info for each age). We only discussed as much as they were Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13735948672915158770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-49816061870493699692009-02-11T05:34:00.000-08:002009-02-11T05:34:00.000-08:00I don't think I've ever been able to help you when...I don't think I've ever been able to help you when you have posted a question...and I so cannot help you on this one...but I'm dying to know how you handle it. PS--your mom is a delight. She visited my blog yesterday.Mrs.Naz@BecomingMehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05425021902893463197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-77663993235878554662009-02-11T02:55:00.000-08:002009-02-11T02:55:00.000-08:00I've not had to try and explain the pregnancy thin...I've not had to try and explain the pregnancy thing to my 3 and 4 year old quite yet. However, they are surrounded by pregnant people. I swear, never in my entire life have I known so many pregnant people at once. It's crazy insane!Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02247389014061786156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-76177622125244213812009-02-10T23:15:00.000-08:002009-02-10T23:15:00.000-08:00:) The "God's Design For Sex" Series... As the ...:) The "God's Design For Sex" Series... As the back of one of the books says: "With age-appropriate, straightforward text and informative illustrations..."Kalahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11045463674159373037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7554390.post-44098672108054276632009-02-10T23:04:00.000-08:002009-02-10T23:04:00.000-08:00Hmm, I don't remember exactly how we explained it ...Hmm, I don't remember exactly how we explained it but it's been bits and pieces at a time. Just enough to answer his question in the simplest of terms. If he's wanted more, he's asked for it. He seems to sense it's something he's not quite ready for.<BR/><BR/>That being said we're pretty open about sexuality. He knows what's up when we tell him we're spending some "alone time" in the bedroom. He Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com