"Baby Boy...Come Out!"

I've been wondering exactly how much of this "new baby on the way" thing Emily has been picking up on. I had actually been thinking that she was not really aware that something is brewing, but I decided to test this theory out in the last few weeks, and our interaction went something like this -

Me: "Hey Emily, what's this?" (pointing to my belly)

Emily: "Baby!"

Me: "Yes, there's a baby in there!"

Emily: (after thinking for a moment) "Baby Boy, come out! Want to see him!"

Me: (laughing hysterically) "Yes sweetie, Mommy wants to see him too!"

Emily: "Da-da too!"

So, I guess she understands a bit more than I have been giving her credit for. Reflecting on this myself, I came to realize that, oh my gosh, Baby Boy IS going to come out, and in the not-so-distant future. This Lightbulb Moment has spurred several bouts of nesting in the Herron household...a portion of the basement has been cleaned, the former "guest room" has been cleared of nearly five years worth of crap to make way for Emily's new room, and this said room has been painted and is awaiting the application of wallpaper border so its new tenant can move in. Emily herself got to apply the first brush-strokes of "geen" (green!) paint to the walls of her "cool new room", and after the assembly of her "cool new bed" today, she is anxiously awaiting the time she can start playing and sleeping in there. So..."Baby Boy, Come Out!" (...but not for another six weeks or so, please!)