During lunch today, I was sitting with several of my students and the topic of conversation found its way to Mrs. Ramos’s baby.  There has been quite a lot of hype in school about it.  First, the fierce debate of whether the baby was a girl or boy (the girls are still suffering from that one) to the daily prayers that go up during worship asking the Lord to help Mrs. Ramos’s baby grow and be healthy.  (I think God is answering the “growing” part!)  I get daily tummy rubs from Kelsea one of my 2nd graders and royal treatment from all of the kids.  It especially manifests itself when I happen to drop something on the ground and I need help picking it up.  Anyhow, during lunch today, Andrew, a 3rd grader asked me how the baby comes out.  It was a great thing that all of the students love talking at once and haven’t really understood the concept of pausing to wait for someone else’s answer.  A 2nd grader responded, “the stomach opens up and the baby comes out!”.  The others just kept talking about whatever they were talking about.  But Andrew kept asking, “But how?”  Then, Andrew asked, “How do you make a baby?”  This time, the entire table was silent and all four of them looked at me.  I responded with a nervous laugh, and said, “Well, you need a mother and father and then God gives you a child…and…”  They all looked confused.  Uh oh, I thought, they’re not buying it…  Then Kelsea respnds, “So, you were a mother already?”  I laughed.  I told them that the only kids I have are Bentley, the cats and the fish.  But bringing up Bentley was enough to change the entire topic of conversation.  Praise the Lord.