Baby Logic #43 – Chicken and food

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At lunch:

Ro: what’s that?

me: that’s chicken, try it, it’s yummy.

Ro: <chewing happily>: I like chicken!

At a friend’s place with free roaming chicken:

Ro: what are the birds called?

me: they’re chickens!

Ro: <smiling and with high confidence>: *that’s* no chicken, daddy – we eat chicken!

me: Exactly! They’re chickens. And we eat them.

Ro: <confused, and a little mad>: *NO*, we don’t eat birds, we eat chicken!

me: but the chicken meat we eat comes from these birds. They give their lives for us. They’re very good birds. That’s why we need to be very thankful that we have food!

Ro: No, dad, they’re birds! They’re no chicken. <runs off>

Alternate reality can be bliss.

 

 

Baby Logic #42 – Breaking the house at age of 100

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Today at dinner:

Ro: Daddy, you’re 40 and I’m 4.

me: not quite yet, Ro. You’ll be 4 in May!

Ro: … and you’ll be 41!

me: that’s right!

Ro: and then you’ll be 100!

me: not sure, if I’ll ever be 100 – maybe.

Ro: and then you’ll be breaking the house.

me: !???

Ro: you’ll have grown so big that your head will break the door and you’ll break the ceiling when you stand up!

me: Ahhh, that’s funny, Ro! Maybe I’ll stop growing then 🙂

 

 

 

Baby Logic #41 – Death

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Ro: Growing up takes too long!

me: But you’re a big boy already, you’re three!

Ro: <big grin> Yes, daddy, but I want to be an adult. How old are adults?

me: adults are 21 and older.

Ro: 100!

me: no, not 100. At that age we’re probably dead!

Ro: NO!

me: yes, Ro, people die when their bodies get old. We all *do*.

Ro: But not *you*, daddy!?

me: even me, — eventually.

Ro: <scared, confused>

me: but not for a long time – I’ll be always  there for you – always!

Ro: <relieved smile> what happens after we die?

me: I don’t know.

Ro <smiling>: We come back!!

me: maybe, but we don’t know. We believe we come back, but we don’t know.

Ro: I’ll come back with you. – If you don’t know how, you can hold my hand, daddy and I’ll show you!

<that’s when I lost my voice from being too moved by his sweetness>

 

Recipe: Omelet scramble

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This rainy Saturday morning we threw together ingredients from the fridge and herb garden and were rewarded with an amazing tasting omelet:

 

three eggs

two giant collard leafs, de-vein and chiffonade,

half red bell pepper diced

four stock of asparagus, sliced, tips uncut

one firm tomato, diced

one thai chili pepper, minced

one table spoon butter

one table spoon olive oil

three sprigs of rosemary

three sprigs of flat leave parsley

szecuan pepper con to taste (tea spoon)

ancho chili powder to taste

salt

2 tbsp milk

In large skillet melt butter, add olive oil, add collard, red bell and asparagus. Sautee for 2 min.

Add tomato, add spices, sautee for 2 more minutes

Add eggs, half the rosemary, half the parsley finely chopped, add milk

Cook until eggs are done, but not dry.

Serve with garnish of other half of rosemary and parsley

 

Baby Logic #40 – Growing Up

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Ro wants to be older and bigger so badly. This morning he tried to put on a shirt that was way too big for him – it was hanging all the way down to his knees – quite cute actually.

Ro <complaining in a whining voice>: This shirt is too big.

Me: That’s all right you can wear it when you’re bigger.

Ro <pouty>: I *want* to be bigger!!!!

Me <jumping on the chance to push my own agenda>: You can grow bigger by eating twice the amount at lunch and dinner, can you do that?

Ro: I WILL! – When will I be big daddy?

Me: You’ll be big, when you’re grown up.

Ro: Will I be grown up when I’m four?

Me <in the forgiving teacher voice>: yes, you will be grown up soon! <adding with a blink to MrsM> But mommy says some people never grow up!

Ro <looking shocked>: But *I* will!

Me: Yes, you will. Daddy hopefully, too.