An Interesting Conversation

Anna and I had an interesting conversation while in the car the other day.  It was one of the few times in my life that I really didn't know what to say.  At all.  Whatsoever.
We passed an apartment that I used to live in a long time ago which sparked the following:

M: "Look Anna.  See that house?  Used to live in an apartment there a long time ago."
A: "Where was I?"
M:  "It was looooooong before you were born."
A:  "Oh.  But where was I?"
M:  "I didn't have you yet.  You weren't in my belly yet."
A.  "Oh."  She was quiet a few seconds then "Mama?  How did I get in your belly?"

I was silent.  I didn't know how to answer it.  She is only 3.5 so I was desperately trying to think of a way to answer for her age. Flustered I give out the following response...

M: "Well when mommies really want babies and are ready to have them they just get them in their bellies."  Yes. That is really the answer I gave.  How ridiculous was that? Especially because, yup, you guessed it, she followed up with this question:

A: "But how did I GET IN there?"
M: "Well, I just told you Anna.  When mommies really want babies and are ready to have them they just go in their bellies."  Logically I was thinking, since that response was so good the first time, why not say it again, right?

A: "But Mama, HOW DID I GET IN THERE?" 

My response to this was completely absurd and I am sure will go down in history as one of my true failure moments as a mother.  With, I am certain, panic in my voice at the prospect of discussing this any longer, I said:

M: "I don't know!  I don't know, okay? I have no idea how you got in there, you just did! Let 's talk about something else!"

Seriously.  That's the best I could do.  I sincerely promise to do better when she is older ; ).