Deep (4-year old) Thoughts with Rachel Jane

Rachel is quite perceptive and sharp and certainly says some adorable things. Here are a few recent ones:

Rachel is well aware of her name: 'Rachel Jane Milligan' and Bradley's name: 'Braddy Frankin Milligan'; but she gets a little confused when it comes to mine and Nick's. The other day, we were talking about what she would tell the worker at a store if she got separated from me. She said she would tell them her mommy's name is: "Angie Jane Milligan". I said, "what's daddy's name?" She said, "Nick Jane Milligan". I tried to explain that "Jane" is her middle name and not mine and Nick's, but she just wouldn't drop the "Jane". I thought that was cute.

Also, our kids are quite obsessed with the Land Before Time dinosaur movies. We have a couple and have recorded some on tv when they came on. Bradley would watch "dino" movies all day long if we let him. Rachel likes them almost as much, but likes some variety. Anyway, the most recent one we watched features the dinosaur, Cera, who's mom is going to have a baby girl. Of course, the dinosaurs are good parents and keep their egg covered with grass and leaves and anxiously wait for it to hatch. So, the other day, Rachel asked me one evening, "why hasn't your egg hatched?" I said, "well, my egg isn't ready to hatch yet. It's still growing and getting stronger." I said, "mommy's tummy is like alot of grass and leaves and it's keeping the egg warm so it can get stronger and bigger and then it will hatch." Rachel seemed satisfied by this response, and that was that. What I thought was cute was how her little mind works and that it makes sense that I would have an egg that was going to hatch like the dinosaurs in her movie. Plus, I thought her version was so much cleaner and easier for a 4 year old to understand than the reality of private parts and large babies being squeezed through them!