Abby Talk

Me: "Abby, please hurry up and finish cleaning up your toys so that Daddy can help tuck you into bed. He has to go fishing early tomorrow morning again and so he needs to go to bed right away."
Abby: "You mean early in the morning like after breakfast and after I get up?"
Me: "No, he'll be gone long before breakfast. He has to leave when it's still dark out and when everyone is still asleep."
Abby: "I don't want him to leave that early! I would miss him!"
Me: "That's sweet Abby. You should tell Daddy how much you love him and will miss him. He would like to hear that."
Abby: "But I don't want to miss him. I want him to be home."

I overheard this while I was nursing Jake in the living room and Abby and Ben were eating breakfast in the kitchen: Abby to Ben, "Did you know that if you have a dirty heart that Jesus can wash it off to make it clean?" I was so proud of her! But then she followed that comment up with, "And if you get wet, he can wipe you off with a towel!" Apparently, we have a little more detail to go over. :o)

Abby: "Mommy, do you have a baby in your tummy?"
Me: "No. Why? Do I look fat?"
Abby: "No. You don't look really fat like when Jakey was in your tummy. Mommy, are you skinny?"
Me: "Um, not really. I'm not really skinny or fat right now."
Abby: "Yeah, you're just a mommy right now."
A few moments later...
Abby: "I haven't had any kids like you."
Me: "Nope. But some day when you get older and get married, you can have your own children."
Abby: "But only if God gives me a husband first. That's how it works, right?"

The kids had disappeared into our bedroom and it was quiet for a few minutes so I went to check on them. I found them like this:

I asked what they were up to. Abby answered, "We're playing Mommy and Daddy trying to get some sleep."

Everyone had recently got up for the morning and I was sitting on the couch nursing Jake. I told Kevin (who was in the kitchen starting breakfast) that Jake had done very well the night before, sleeping a whole 6-hours straight and skipping his typical 2:30am feeding. Abby was sitting on the couch next to me and remarked, "Wow, I didn't know Jakey knew how to skip!"