14th June 2011

Xavier is 3 years, 8 months and 4 days old.

Stella is 2 years, 4 months and 2 days old.

Today while getting dressed I suggested to Xavier that perhaps when he is 4 he might like to start getting dressed by himself, as I figure its something he should be able to do, surely I'm not going to have help him dress for years to come? Anyway, that conversation very quickly led to the following exchange;

X: When I'm a grown up and dress myself, I will sleep in the big bed with you and Daddy, wont I?
M: Umm, no, you will still sleep in your bed. But when you are a grown up you can get yourself a big bed of your own.
X: But who will sleep in my big bed with me?
M: Well, maybe one day you will get married and the person you marry will sleep with you in your big bed.
Xavier ponders this for a moment.
M: Do you think you might marry a girl or a boy? (just interested in the answer)
X: Oh a girl. I'll marry a girl and we will sleep in my big bed and probably have some babies too.
M: Wow, that's great. How many babies do you think you and your wife might have?
X: I think 2 girl babies would be good.
M: Oh OK, 2 girl babies would be nice, what about boys, don't you want any boy babies?
X: Oh yes, i think we will have 3 boy babies too. Yes, 2 girl babies then 3 boy babies.
M: Wow, that's a lot of babies mate.
X: Yep, 2 girl babies and 3 boy babies, that's 5 babies altogether.
M: Sure is mate. Well I'm going to be a very busy nanna then aren't i?
X: Yes you will, and I'll be a busy daddy.

Oh bless him...

Later on I asked if he thought Stella might get married and have babies too. He said that he was sure that Stella would get married (to a boy it seems) and have 3 girls babies then 2 boy babies. Jeepers, if this kid is right, Im going to be a really busy nanna in my old age.

A later discussion with Stella revealed that she in fact only plans on having 2 girl babies and 'thats enough'

This has to be written down to refer back on one day in my old age, to see how many grandchildren I do in fact end up with.

And can I also note that Xavier's ability to 'know/work out/add' that 2 babies plus 3 babies = 5 babies absolutely blows me away. Just like counting and his ABC's I quite seriously have NO IDEA where this kid learns these things...