Boy comments, stale and fresh

I just came across a couple things the boys said just before Silas was born...

Whenever they would ask how Silas was going to be born I would use lots of word to answer without actually saying anything at all.  As in, “Well, when it’s time for Silas to be born, Dad and I are going to go to the hospital and the doctor – remember the doctor we saw a few weeks ago? – he is going to help Silas be born.  Anybody want a snack?  Cranberries, maybe?”

That worked the first five times they asked, but then there was a more determined line of questioning with lots of HOWs and WHYs and WHEREFOREs.  And Benjamin, who put more thought into it than I thought possible, asked: “Is the doctor going to make a hole for the little brother?”

I stifled a panicked ACK, then said “Well, yes, kind of.  WHO WANTS ICE CREAM?!?!”

Then Jonah announced that: “When Puppy was a baby he was inside me.”

Thankfully, we did not go down the road of how Puppy was actually born...

[ And as I was typing the above, I overheard Benjamin say to Jonah:  "I'll die you!  I'll kill you!  I'll break the breakable!" 

Whence the VIOLENCE? ]

[ Oh, and Jonah told me the other day that a little boy pulled his shirt. 

Me:  And what did you say?

Jonah (menacingly):  I said, ‘I’m a space ranger.’” ]