"I born in China?"

A conversation with Caleb from earlier today.

C ~ "Mommy, why you wear dat necklace (pointing to my jade bracelet) on your arm?" 

Me ~ "Well honey, your Grandma bought it for me when we were in China when we met Kylie.  I wear it to think of where my babies came from."

C ~ "I come from China?"

Me ~ (thinking, "Really?  We talk about this all the time...") "Yes honey, you are from China."

C ~ "I born in China?"

Me ~ "Yes sweetie, you were born in China."

C ~ "And Kylie born in China?"

Me ~ "Yes."

C ~ "And Darcy?"

Me ~ "Yes, Darcy too."

C ~ "And you and Daddy?"

Me ~ "No honey, Mommy and Daddy were born here in America."

C ~ "You not born me?"

Me ~ (deep sigh) "No honey."

C ~ "I not grow in your bew-ye."

Me ~ "No, you grew in someone's belly in China.  Mommy and Daddy met you when you were two, do you still remember when you met Mommy and Daddy?"  (for a while he claimed that he did remember meeting us though we haven't heard that for a while.)

C ~ (long pause)  "Oh."

Me ~ silence, waiting for him to process what he just confirmed.

C ~ (another long pause) "Yeah."

Me ~ still silence, deciding what to say next.

C ~ (even LONGER pause) "I yike ride in Gran-ma car.  Her car green.  It drive fast!"

Gotta love the attention span of a 3 1/2 year old boy.