Story Time

Last night on the way to the grocery store, S said, "Mom, did you know that sometimes twins can be born with their heads stuck together? Does that happen just when twins are a boy and a boy, or a girl and a girl? Can it happen with a boy and a girl?" I reassured her that since we've seen our babies on video a few times, we know they're not stuck together in any way. "Oh good. The librarian told us about them today and I got worried."

I thought it was so sweet that she wanted to make sure her new brother and sister weren't going to be joined at the head, but this conversation begs the question, What exactly are they talking about at the school library? I can just see the librarian sitting the first graders down for story time and saying, "Welcome children. Today we'll be talking about extremely rare birth defects in twins. Next week, we'll cover cleft palates." I certainly hope she didn't have a picture book to go along with her presentation.

And for your viewing enjoyment, here's a belly picture--not an actual one, because I don't think I'll ever post one, but a lovely interpretation drawn by S for her school journal a month or so ago. There appears to only be one baby in there (or what I think is a baby) but her journal that day was all about the twins, so who knows. I was very interested by the fact that my belly seems to be overtaking the rest of my body. I could definitely see that happening toward the end...