Where Babies Come From

Troy: “Dada, that baby has a mommy and a daddy.”

Me: “Well, all babies have a mommy and daddy.”

Troy: “No, they don’t.”

Me: “What do you mean?”

Troy: “Babies only need a mommy.”

Me: “You have to have both a mommy and daddy to make a baby.”

Troy: “No, you don’t. You just put the baby in mommy’s belly.”

Me: “That’s true, but how do you think the baby gets into mommy’s belly?”

Troy: “I don’t know.”

Me: “Well, mommy and daddy both contribute half of the baby. Think of it like this [holding up both of my hands in the shape of the letter C]. This hand is what mommy gives to the baby, and this hand is what daddy gives to the baby. But unless you have both parts [bringing my hands together], you can’t make a whole baby.”

Troy: “That looks like a heart!”

Me: “That’s right! Because when mommy and daddy make a baby, they love it with their whole heart.”