Out of the Mouth of . . .

. . .Children Ages 6-12

Most of my class

My amazing co-workers, some of the nicest people ever.

I had my last day at work on Friday. My 5th and 6th graders and all the other kids in the program were really sweet about it and wished me the best of luck with the baby. Some of them even brought me baby gifts, so sweet. We had a little party on Friday as well. They really say the funniest things sometimes about pregnancy and the baby so if you have a moment, I think you'll get a kick out of some of the quotes below!

Some cards they made me, notice how my name is spelled, top right, and the baby with one leg.

"Miss Emily! WHAT are you doing here on the play ground?? We could hit you with the BALL!"

"Miss Emily WHY are you here?? You need to be a the hospital RIGHT NOW! you never know when the baby is going to come"

Kids: "Do you know who the Dad is"
Miss Emily: "My husband"
Kids: "You're married??"

Lupita: "Ms. Emily what are you having?"
Ms. Emily: "It's a boy"
Lupita: "NOOOOOOOOOOOO! Why can't it be a GIRLLLL???"

Carlo: (pats my belly after not seeing me for 2 weeks) "Wow, Ms. Emily, are you getting ready to hibernate?"

Hector: You MUST baptize him Catholic

Carlo: I've been thinking, you need to name him Mikey!
Ms. Emily: Ok Carlo, I'll talk to my husband about it
Carlo (EVERY time I see him): Have you told your husband about Mikey yet?

Ms. Emily is eating a piece of pizza . . .
Ignacio: Does the baby eat what you eat?
Ms. Emily: Yep, he sure does
Ignacio: Is he eating right now?
Ms. Emily: Yep, he eats when I eat
Ignacio: puts his hand on my BACK(?) " he IS eating!"

Bryan: Ms. Emily, do you want a hot cheeto?
Ms. Emily: uh, no tha-
Hector: "NO NO Ms. Emily can't eat those because she's pregnant!"
Ms. Emily: Actually Hector, they are fine, they wouldn't hurt the baby
Hector: "Oh I know, but THE MILK! THE MILK!"

Hector: Why is there a line across your belly?
Ms. Emily: That is the top of my pants
Hector: Why are they so high?
Ms. Emily: They are pregnancy pants Hector, they stretch and give room for the baby to grow.
Hector: Oh yeah, my Aunt wears those all the time.

After looking very pregnant for two months, and talking to many kids about it . . .
Adan (6 years old): passes me on the playground, does a double take, RUNs over to me, pats my belly, "oh my gosh you're pregnant your PREGNANT! Your having a baby!! Congratulations!"

Kids: Ms. Emily, why are you wearing sandals? Teachers aren't supposed to wear them!
Hector: hello?! because she's PREGNANT!
Kids: Oh, yeah, ok

After teaching my 5th/6th grade class about the "Harvest of the Month", the Mandarin, and then eating them they begin asking me about what you shouldn't eat when you're pregnant . .
Ms. Emily: Oh just a few things like certain kids of fish, raw meat, and of course you shouldn't smoke or drink alcohol.
Kids: *gasp* you did drugs before didn't you!
Ms. Emily: Alright guys, do I seem like the kind of person that does drugs?
Kids: BAHHAHAHAHAHAHA . . .

One day our reading teacher brought everyone M&M's
Julian: Ms. Emily, you can't eat the red ones, right?
Ms. Emily: what? what are you talking about??
Julian: Remember in Juno? she can't eat red M&M's or stand in front of the microwave

Kevin: Does the baby cry inside you?
Ms. Emily: No, he doesn't exactly breathe yet
Kevin: are you sure? what if we had you swallow a cell phone and then called it, would we be able to hear him cry?
Ms. Emily: No Kevin, the baby isn't in the same place where the things I swallow go.
Kevin: I'm so confused!

Carlos: (obviously trying to be tricky) Ms. Emily, where do babies come from? (chuckle chuckle)
Ms. Emily: Heaven
Carlos: You can't tell me that, because I KNOW about that stuff.
(Ms. Emily Ignores him and continues helping another student)