Shopping for a Baby Sister

12 January 2013                                Shopping for a Baby Sister

Before I get started on the latest from the mouth of Mason moment, I need to give you some background information.  My sister, Sarah, is pregnant and her and her husband are expecting their first child in May.   

Super Dave and I were driving the kids around and talking to each other about what we wanted to do for dinner when Mason interrupted us from the back-back seat.  The dialog went something like this:

Mason: "Mommy, can we go to Pizza Inn for Dinner?"

Mom: "No," and then I proceeded to try to talk to Super Dave about dinner plans again.

Mason: "Mommy?  Can we go somewhere else out to eat tonight?"

Mom: "Maybe, that's what daddy and I are trying to figure out right now, " while we still tried to finish our conversation about where we wanted to eat.

Mason: "Mommy?  Will you guys discuss going out to dinner tonight?"

Mom: "That's what we're doing right now."

Mason: "Oh, so mommy?  Are you guys discussing where we are going to go out to eat or IF we're going out to eat?"

Dad: "Mason, not sure yet.  You all have been very good, but we're trying to figure that out right now."

Mason: "Okay.  and Mommy?"

Mom: "Mason, we cannot discuss it if you do not stop interrupting us."

Mason: "Okay, but Mommy?  While you and Daddy are discussing where to go for dinner, can you also discuss getting me a baby sister?"

Mom: "Um... sure, but Mason, that is a much more in depth discussion than where we are going to go for dinner."

Mason: "So can we go get me a baby sister tonight after dinner?"

Mom: "Oh Mason, I'd love to, but Babies-R-Us is closed tonight."

Mason: "well can we go tomorrow?"

Dad: "Mason, we can't just go get a baby sister, it takes a little more planning than that buddy."

Kids: "Yeah, Mason.  And that's a lot more expensive than going out to dinner."

Mason: "Mommy, we can go to the hospital and buy one."

Mom: "No, Mason, we can't.  That illegal."  By this time the other kids were laughing and Mason was getting teary eyed, so Super Dave stepped in and explained that people do adopt babies and bring them home, but we cannot just go buy one from the hospital.  There is a lot of paperwork and expense involved, and there is a lot more to it than just going out and picking up a baby sister.  We also talked about friends of ours from my workplace who are in the process of adopting a baby girl from Africa and all the money and work that has gone into making that possible.

Mason: "So we need to wait until we win the lottery before we can get a baby sister?"  I don't know how that was the only thing he got from the conversation, or how he came to that conclusion from the conversation, especially since we don't even play the lottery, but I just smiled and agreed, "Yeah, if we win the lottery we will work on getting you a baby sister."

Dad: "Yep, Mason, if we win the lottery we'll get you two."

Mason: "If Aunt Sarah has a baby girl, can we borrow her baby sister?"

Mom: "I am sure Aunt Sarah will let us borrow her baby every once in awhile, we can talk to her about that next time we see her."

After a brief pause Mason then asked, "Mommy?  If your friends are going to Africa to get a baby girl, can we give them some money to bring one back for us too?"

I'm pretty certain he still does not grasp the concept, but at the time all we wanted was to figure out where we were headed for dinner.  The other stuff will be a conversation for another day I'm sure. 

 

Karen - www.silasdak.com