Frequently Asked Questions

With the impending arrival of Baby, Mommy has been getting LOTS of the same questions. On a daily basis! From neighbors, coworkers and even complete strangers! We thought in order to defuse confusion, we'd post a list of Frequently Asked Questions on my blog along with MY answers.

Question #1:

- Is Lilly excited to be a Big Sister?

Answer:

- Do you know me at all? I can not even say my own name yet. I can't count to One, and I don't know what an ABC is. What makes you think I'm old enough to grasp the concept of "Big Sister"?

I am excited though to put Little Sister's stuff in the garbage. And if Little Sister cries too much, I might put her in there too.

*NOTE: Daddy says when people ask Mommy this question, they aren't being literal, what they really want to know is: Mommy, are YOU ready for my little sister? Mommy's answer, "Bring it!"

Question #2:

- Is the baby going to share a room with Lilly?

Answer:

- On what planet is it a good idea to stick a newborn in the same room as an 18-month old toddler? Yes, I understand some people may do this out of necessity and believe me, Mommy sympathizes with those people. We have 2 extra bedrooms and one of them will be for Little Sister. The other one is for all of you who want to come over and stay with us to play with me, play with me, play with me, cook, do the laundry, clean our bathrooms and play with me.

Hey Mommy, how'd those chores get in there?!

Question #3:

- (To Mommy) Are you going to keep working?

Answer:

- Nah! In fact, Mommy thinks now is a good time to cash in her stocks and take a chartered cruise down the Riviera complete with a private chef, massage therapist and personal shopper. What kind of Mommy "works" when she has two kids under two years old? It's a cakewalk! Anyone in our position would tell you that. There's no "work" involved! Or do you mean, work like, "work for the man"? Well if you mean, "keep your job" then yes, Mommy is going to keep her job. Mommy is proud to be a working Mommy, and I'm proud to have a working Mommy. If nothing else, it gives me a much needed break from Mommy and I'm sure Little Sister will agree.

Question #4:

- Do you have everything you need/everything ready for The Baby?

Answer:

- No. Monetary donations may be sent to my attention, Lilly Bean, Louisville, KY. Thank you.

Question #5:

- Do you think you'll have more kids? When?

Answer:

- One at a time people! Mommy can't get up off the couch without almost peeing on herself! Now is not the time to ask her this question! But I will answer for Mommy. We would welcome more children into our family sometime in the future. We don't know when. We'll have to see how things go with Little Sister. Daddy's friends from high school always tell us that Daddy deserves 3 or 4 girls. Daddy must have been a real good, upstanding man to deserve such a blessing and gift. Lucky Daddy already has 1 and 1 more on the way. If you count Mommy and the kitty, both also females, Daddy is already outnumbered 3 to 1 in this house, almost 4 to 1! I'd say Daddy is lucky, indeed!

Final Question:

- You are going to have 2 kids under 2! Did you do that on purpose? Are you crazy?

Answer:

- First of all, thank you for pointing that out, as if Mommy hasn't thought about that every day for the past 7 1/2 months. And if by crazy you mean crazy blessed, yes, we are crazy blessed. And if by on purpose you need Mommy and Daddy to give you a run down on how that happened...well, I'm still little, and I really don't want to know.

We can't WAIT for Little Sister to get here. We are all excited and terrified at the same time. Especially Mommy. But she has nothing to be afraid of, because she's got me, and I can get her through anything.

Love,

Lilly