the mind of a child...

I just have to document this now before I long forget it! Reilly's mind is ALWAYS going. She is so inquisitive and so thoughtful and so intuitive all at the same time! Today, out of the blue (I say that so there aren't ANY assumptions made by the following story!!!), this is how the conversation in our car went:

Reilly: Mom, if God gives us another baby, what will we name him?

Me: (completely shocked and taken aback by the randomness of this question) I don't know buddy, we don't really know if God will give us another baby.

Reilly: But if He does, we have to give him a name.

Me: yes we do. (wanting to just continue the conversation for curiosity sake) What would you like IF God were going to give us another baby; a boy or a girl?

Reilly: A GIRL! (pause).....But mommy, we will miss Braxton so much!

Me: (confused) (pause) Oh no! Honey, IF God gives us another baby, we get to keep Braxton TOO!

Reilly: Oh, so we will get to have TWO babies?!!!!



On a completely different note (and just to document this conversation that was had about a month ago):

Reilly: (staring out the window while driving down the road) Mommy, how do we get to Heaven?

Me: (again, completely taken aback by the depth of her thoughts!) Well buddy, what do you mean (trying to buy myself some time to compose a 3yr-old-appropriate answer)??

Reilly: Mommy, how did Pop and Mrs. Caroline's mommy get to Heaven?

Me: Well, that's a very good question. (pause and try to come up with something to say!) Buddy, God took Pop and Mrs. Caroline's mommy to Heaven.

Reilly: (pause)....Oh. I thought they just used a tall tall ladder, mommy.


Soooo much love the way her mind works!!!! She keeps me on my toes, that's for sure!