Alexis said her first word when she was four months old. Since she is an only child, she has always been in the middle of adult conversations. We didn't go the route of talking baby talk to her. She started talking and never stopped. My mother maintained that it was "sent on me" since I never took a breath when I was growing up. Some would agree with that and also say that it still holds true.
When Alexis started kindergarten in Salem I was so excited and nervous for her (and me). Guess who got into trouble the first day for talking--yep, that would be Alexis. Was this going to be an ongoing saga? All parents have the idea that their child will go to school on the first day and sit like a perfect angel and raise their hand to be called on. Oh, well...
One day Alexis was riding in the backseat as I was driving the both of us home. She said "John (not his real name) said that if you swallow a watermelon seed that a baby will grow in your belly and that you poop it out! I told him HUH-UH, that is not where babies come from!" I automatically broke out into a sweat and had a sinking feeling in my stomach. "What did you say to him?" She proudly answered, "I told him that you go to a hospital and they cut the baby out and then you take the baby home." My automatic response was "You are exactly right!"
I am sure that we made it home safe and sound but for the life of me I can't remember anything else after her "that is where babies come from" proclamation. My phone didn't ring with a call from an angry parent or the teacher. Thank goodness....
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