Baby On the Way
Telling a 2 Year Old
©1994 Beth Weiss, Posted to misc.kids Usenet newsgroup, October 3, 1994
His dad didn't want to "tell" Jordan (who was 2 in July), so much as he
thought we should just talk about it normally, and he would just come to accept
it. We've discovered that there are a couple of things about this new baby
on his mind.
Jordan: Baby no
get my blankie!
Me
: That's your blankie, honey. We'll get the baby a new blankie!
Jordan: Okay.
Different blankie for baby. This blankie mine!
This has been repeated any number of times, so this morning, I foraged in the
linen closet and found a quilt that someone had sent us that we'd never used.
I showed it to Jordan and he smiled really big!
Jordan: Baby
new blankie! Baby no get my blankie now!
Last night, we got home after dark,
which is always an adventure for Jordan.
Jordan: Our
house!
Me
: That's right! Who lives in our house?
Jordan: Me!
Me:
: And who else?
Jordan: Uncle
Eddy!
Me
: Does Uncle Eddy live here or does he visit?
Jordan: Visits.
Grampa Ed!
Me
: Grampa Ed hasn't visited here in a long time, honey, has he?
But soon, Mama is going to go visit Grampa Ed.
Jordan: Mama
visit Grampa Ed and get baby and bring it back!
ROTFL!!! I wish it was
that easy!
  
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