Zero

Today over lunch, Dylan got to thinking...

Dylan: "Mommy, how did I grow in your belly?"

Me (ugh): "Well....ummmmm......errrr.... You started off as a cell"

Dylan: "A cell? What does that mean?"

Me: "Well, cells are very tiny and they are how all life begins" (what the heck am I going to say if he asks what kind of cell?)

Dylan: thinking, thinking, thinking... "So then I grew into zero?"

Me: "Zero?"

Dylan: "Yea, zero. I was zero when I was born right?"

Me: "Yes, you were zero years old!" (whew, this isn't going to lead to any huge talks that I'm not ready to have yet!)

Dylan: "See! I told you I was zero!".