There Will Be Blood

Been a long time since I wrote about my dudes. Now there's a third. Which reminds me. Before Levi arrived and he was in Mommy's tummy, both boys did much speculating on how, and from where, the baby would come out. Ike was adamant that the baby wasn't coming out of Mommy's penis because Mommy doesn't have a penis. I wanted to say, "not anymore," just to be a dick. But then I thought of all the traumatic images he might conjure and decided against it. Harry clarified: Mommy has a hole in her that's not a penis. It's a bagina. Better this than the real word. The real word makes me uneasy.

Harry also wondered if when the baby comes out, "will there be blood?" Yes, Harry. There Will Be Blood.

The boys are very good with Levi. They don't fully grasp the notion of infant development, though. When Harry asks Levi if he's happy and Levi's head bobs up and down in an effort solely to hold it up, Harry thinks Levi answered yes. And Ike is always telling Levi not to do things, like grab his hair. When Levi then grabs his hair, Ike gets upset that Levi isn't listening to him. In other words, Harry thinks Levi is much smarter than he actually is and Ike thinks he's much dumber. Sort of a glass half full, half empty distinction in my older guys I guess.

Maybe Ike's right, though. Levi isn't exactly a genius.