Bentch.com » breckin http://www.bentch.com I believe in Christianity as I believe that the sun has risen: not only because I see it, but because by it I see everything else. -- C.S. Lewis Tue, 27 Jul 2010 21:43:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Gotta love ‘em! http://www.bentch.com/2009/10/27/gotta-love-em/ http://www.bentch.com/2009/10/27/gotta-love-em/#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2009 02:54:38 +0000 jennifer http://www.bentch.com/?p=847

This is a great conversation I had with my two older children today.

Arwyn: Mommy, I love you!
Me: I love you too!
Breckin: Mommy, I love you one hundred fifty four!

That kid is awesome. I love the way his mind works.

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Arwyn: Mommy, did you go upstairs? (at the gym)
Breckin: What did you do up there Mommy?
Me: I was on the elliptical for 30 minutes and then I lifted weights so my arms will be big and strong.
Arwyn: Mr Incredible has big strong arms!
Me: Do you think Mommy is as strong as Mr Incredible?
Arwyn and Breckin: YEAH!
Breckin: Mr Incredible can stop trains.
Me: Do you think Mommy could stop a train?
Arwyn: YEAH!
Breckin: (in a very thoughtful “Breckin” tone, making a very serious “Breckin” face) Well, Mommy, I think you would need a blue super suit. (Mr Incredible has a blue suit at the beginning of the movie when he stops the train)
Me: Breckin, I am not sure there is a suit super enough for that.

]]> http://www.bentch.com/2009/08/03/conversations/feed/ 0 Conversations with Breckin http://www.bentch.com/2009/07/24/conversations-with-breckin-13/ http://www.bentch.com/2009/07/24/conversations-with-breckin-13/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:35:56 +0000 jennifer http://www.bentch.com/?p=759 Me: Breckin, did you know Judah will be here in about 9 weeks?
Breckin: Yep. Mommy, I want Judah to hurry up and get out of there.
Me: Me too. Me too.

The following is not so much a conversation as a random comments.

Breckin: Mommy your belly is going to explode.

Breckin: Mommy, you have a BIG, FAT belly!

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Breckin: Hey Mommy! I think “fart” and “fish” both start with the letter “F”.
Me: Yes, they do.

Seriously, what is it with kids and potty talk!

Conversation with Arwyn
I ended up having to explain nursing to the kids the other day because they kept saying they were going to give Judah bottles. A few days later, we were sitting at lunch and Arwyn randomly says this:

Awryn: Mommy, I don’t have milk in my boobies for Judah. I have orange juice in my boobies.

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Me: Those are spiderman boxers Mommy bought for you. They are underwear.
Breckin: (confused look on his face) Are they for boxing?

Arwyn: Mommy, I want to “grow down” and change into a baby.

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Breckin: Mommy! Arwyn hit me!
Me: Breckin, you have been picking on her, so you might have had that coming.
Arwyn: (glaring at him and completely disgusted) I didn’t hit you! I pushed you!

I would love to say that I could decipher who actually told on Arwyn here. I mean, Breckin meant to tell on her, but she really just told on herself. If only all tattling situations ended in a proud confession of the truth.

]]> http://www.bentch.com/2009/03/15/conversations-tattle-tale/feed/ 0 Conversations with Breckin: Put a bandaid on it http://www.bentch.com/2009/03/02/conversations-with-breckin-put-a-bandaid-on-it/ http://www.bentch.com/2009/03/02/conversations-with-breckin-put-a-bandaid-on-it/#comments Tue, 03 Mar 2009 03:17:56 +0000 jennifer http://www.bentch.com/?p=635 My dear friend Kate just had a baby last Monday and throughout the end of her pregnancy Breckin was very concerned about the size of her stomach. He just kept telling me, “Mommy, her belly is going to break.” He was convinced it would pop like a balloon at some point and every time he saw her, he would mention it. It was very cute. So today, I explained to him that Kate had her baby and that it came out of her belly. Then, we had the following exchange.

Me: Breckin, did you know that Ms Kate had her baby. It came out of her belly.
Breckin: Did her belly break?
Me: (not really knowing exactly how to respond) Ummmmm….yes. Her belly broke. (I thought this was a much better explanation than the truth.)
Breckin: Whoa. I bet she needed a gigantic band aid for that Mommy.
Me: (insert hysterical laughter) Yes Breckin, if her belly broke she would need an awfully big band aid.

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Breckin: (looking at the bras and pointing) “Mom! Don’t you need some new boobs?”
I smiled, but ignored him the first time. He repeated.
Breckin: “Mom! Don’t you need some new boobs?”
Me: “Not today, buddy. Not today.”
(What I was thinking: “Not today buddy. But after I nurse this third baby for a full dang year, they might be in such bad shape that I will consider getting new ones.”)

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Breckin: Daddy, I see a McDonalds. There are three McDonalds.
Jeremiah: There are a lot more than that.
Breckin: 7 McDonalds?
Jeremiah: No, more than that.
Breckin: 10 McDonalds?
Jeremiah: No. There are McDonalds’ all over the place Breckin.
Breckin: Whoa!

Later that night I was putting Breckin to bed (about 6 hours later) when he turned to me with an excited expression on his face and said: “Mommy, did you know that there are McDonalds’ everywhere?!!”

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Me: Breckin, did you know that you used to be inside Mommy’s belly?
Breckin: Yep. That was when I was at level 0.
Me: Level 0, huh? What level are you at now?
Breckin: Level 4.

Conversation #2

Breckin: Arwyn, get off of my bike! It is only for 1 player.

Random Conversation having nothing to do with video game speak

Breckin: (B comes running down stairs as if he has just discovered something amazing!) Mommy! Can I play with the toys hiding under your bed?
Me: Well…..crap…….hmmmm…..You can play with them later.

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