When Zion Grows Up

Recently Elise has become interested in how things will change when Zion grows up. Yesterday she began a monologue on life after he grows up, "like me".

"When Zion grows up, he will get to stay up late like me.
When Zion grows up, he will get my carseat. Then I will have his carseat. Yep, that will be exciting.
When Zion grows up, he will have my big girl bed."

At this point, Elise began to look perplexed. She studied Zion's crib carefully and seemed to come to the conclusion that she could not reclaim his crib after he grew up and took her big girl bed.

She turned to me and asked with great concern, "Mommy, where will I sleep when Zion grows up?"

Apparently she had been pondering the problem all night because this morning she cheerfully announced, "when I grow up I will sleep in your bed! Then there will be three people."

I love the naivety of childhood. Elise can't imagine herself growing up and being anywhere but here with us. And I will gladly keep her close to me until she is ready to fly.

But, she is staying in her own bed.