"Is that your new baby, Mom?"

Elise and I have been talking a lot about new babies lately, as she has two new cousins on the way. So, she keeps asking me when we get to have a new baby, and I have explained that she just got a new baby. She likes him alright, but she has told me numerous times that Steven is her baby brother, and what she really needs now is a baby sister. Actually, to be technically correct, she usually says she needs four baby sisters, and then counts to four on her fingers for me. (Good luck with that one, Missy).

On Sunday one of my friends was teaching Young Womens, and she had her 15 month old daughter with her. Since Chris took Steven to Elders Qourum and I was free, Melissa had asked me if I would take her daughter Evelyn out if she was distracting the Young Women too much. So, about half way through the lesson I decided it was time to go for a walk. Evelyn and I took a little field trip to the nursery, which is where Elise happened to be. I walked through the nursery doors with Evelyn in my arms, and Elise looked up at me with a big grin on her face and said, "Mom, is that your new baby? Is she my new baby sister?" I just had to crack up. Melissa and I were laughing after church, and we both agreed that I could be quite happy that I did not just birth a 15 month old size baby. Ouch! Sometimes Elise is just too funny!