My son is growing up. We haven’t quite mastered potty training yet (not even close) and he’s still sleeping in his crib, but he’s definitely growing up. Every day it seems like he looks less like a baby and more like a little boy.

He’s talking more now. I can even understand him half the time. We were at a restaurant on the way to Ohio and he was standing up in the booth looking over the back. He waved to some people. I told him he should sit down and he told me, “I look at the peoples.” The word “peoples” made me and my husband laugh. “Hi,” my son called to the strangers eating lunch two tables over. “Hi.” His little lips pursed as he waited for an answer. I heard him sigh and then he said loudly, “Talk to me.” I made him sit down. Thank goodness the mac and cheese arrived shortly after.

Listening to him talk has made me really start thinking towards the days when we will be having more serious conversation than requests for the Wiggles and a running commentary of who he played with all day. Not only will we have the inevitable “Where do babies come from?” question, but we will have the adoption questions.

I really wonder what his first adoption question is going to be. Will it be an easy one or a hard one? Will he like my answer? What if he doesn’t? I don’t remember what my first question was, but I’ll try to remember to ask my mother. My mother did tell me that she told me all about the birds and the bees (in detail) when I was about six because I asked. I dutifully listened to everything she had to say and then repeated it to all the kids on the street (in detail). It’s a good thing she loves me.

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