Birth Conversation with Garrett

Garrett was in the bathtub and I was trying to wash his hair. He told me to close my eyes and he was going to surprise me by putting his head under the water. He was just trying to trick me though. He has never put his head under the water that I know of. The conversation that followed went something like this.

(Picture of Garrett right after birth.)

Me: Are you trying to work up the courage to put your head under the water?
Garrett: I'm scared too.
Me: You have never tried it.
Garrett: Once I did, when I came out of your uturus* I was born into the water.
Me: No you were not Garrett. You were born in a bed in the hospital.
Garrett: No I wasn't, I was born in the water.
Me: No you were not. You were born in the hospital on a bed, not at home.
Garrett: Why
Me: Because I didn't know I could have you at home. Then I learned I could give birth at home so I had Tristan at home.
Garrett: Oh. So when you brought me home daddy saw me and wanted to name me Garrett?
Me: Actually, dad was there with me when you were born. And we named you Garrett before you were born. We had an ultrasound and knew you were a boy and named you Garrett.
Garrett: Oh.

(Garrett the day we brought him home from the hospital.)

(Background for those who don't know. Garrett's little brother was born almost 2 mo ago at home in a birthing tub. We didn't know he was a boy until he was born (well actually daddy knew but no one else did) and we did not decide on his name until at least an hour after his birth.)

* We do our best to use proper names when talking to Garrett about body parts (athough he is also familiar with common slang names for body parts.) In the months leading up to Tristan's birth we talked bout the birthing process, watched some videos, read books, and Garrett went to every prenatal visit with me. He was also there at Tristan's birth (holding the phone with the midwife on speaker phone) and he also cut Tristan's cord.