Big Words and Big Questions

BIG WORDS:
Hannah frequently says things like "Actually I would like this..." or "Actually I think this..."...she really likes the word actually. Then the other day we were sitting and eating dinner and she says to me "I would appreciate it if you could sit over there." I was quite shocked to hear the word "appreciate" come out of her mouth and used in the proper way. Adam and I both just looked at each other shocked yet proud of her to be using big words.

BIG QUESTIONS:
Hannah has been in the "why" phase for quite some time...it is really exhausting! Everything is "why?", and then you answer the question and another "why?" follows. I am sure most of you reading this blog are very familiar with "why?" questions. But lately I have received some "why?" questions that I am not prepared for. At night Hannah either takes a bath with Samantha...on the few days Samantha takes a bath... or as has been for many years now she takes a shower with either me or Adam. Just in the last week she was sitting and playing in the water while I showered and I look down and she is examining herself down there and points to her clitoris and asks "Mommy what's this?". I tell her it is her clitoris and she says "Why is it there?". You see...I am not prepared for these questions! I tell her because that is what girls have...it then gets followed up with a "why?" and I again just tell her that this is what girls have. She then clarifies that boys don't have this and I say yes. Then last night the topic comes up again and she asks what do boys have...I tell her they have a penis and girls have a vagina. Then she starts looking at my blue flower tattoo which for those of you that don't know I have on my lower left abdomen and she asks if boys have flower tattoos...I tell her most don't...and I hear "why?". I tell her because boys don't always like flowers like girls do they have different kinds of tattoos....why? UGHHH!! Because they do. Then she looks a little below my tattoo and says "And Mommy why do you have all this fluff?". I thought I was just going to bust out laughing...I let her know that older girls have this but little girls don't...why? Because that is just how things happen...I didn't want to get into puberty with her at that point. OMG!!

I think it is time for me to stop showering with the girl...but it is just so fast and convenient and has never posed a problem...but lately all these detailed "why?" questions are killin' me!