A Conversation with Eliza

--What kinds of things will baby do when she is born?

E: Baby will drink mama's milk

--What else will she do?

E: Pee and poop in her diaper.  Yeah, babies do that a lot.  Yeah.

--Where is baby now?

E: In there -- a uuuuterus.

--Do you have a uterus?

E: No.  No.

--Are you sure?

E: I'm a girl.

--So don't you have a uterus?

E: Yes!  And when I'm older I'll make babies in it.

--How will the baby get out?

E: From her pa-gina.

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--So what will you do when baby sister comes out?

E: Just hold her! Yeah. She won't be able to walk. No. 

--What do babies do?

E: They just cry to tell us what they want. Like milky, I think.  I used to like milky a lot.  It was pretty good.  

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My mama is named Ella, and my Dada is named Andrew.