When I told my mom I am expecting, she asked me if I have already told Mariyah about it. I was surprised, I couldn't believe she would ask such a question.
"Are you serious?!"
"Of course I am!"
"Well, no not yet"
"Ok, keep it for now"
A couple of weeks later I went to see a doctor and all was confirmed. I called my mom. She said:
"Ok, you can tell her now".
I got excited about the idea. I sat down with Mariyah and showed her my belly and said:
"hone fi baby"---->There's a baby inside :)
She touched my skin and went away. She wouldn't understand, I thought.
That's what ladies around me kept saying...
"she's too young to understand...come on!!"
I kept talking to Mariyah about it, ever day, at least twice. I would let her touch it and I would repeat the same words...
Nowadays...If you ask her: "where's the baby?" she would come to me, pull up my top, knock on my belly and say "babyyyyyyyy babyyyy!"
Not only that, she would stick her head to it for a few seconds and then go away :)
It is so precious...she understands...and she knows and I'm sure she is expecting a baby to be around her sometimes soon!
This is a happy thought I wanted to share...Now I truly believe that kids her age understand. My mom was right "AS ALWAYS!!" :))
Today, she was sitting on Jeeej's lap, playing and messing around. She realised she wasn't wearing a onesie, so she lifted her top up, pointed at her rounded full tummy and said: "baby babyyyyyyyyyy!!!"
*Picture above taken by Laz in Auburn on thanksgiving .
