"Just Why"

Sam is in the "why" phase. Very much so, in fact. The other day while driving to day care ('school') we had (initially) a typical exchange:
"Daddy why are we going this way?"
"Because we're going to school."
"Why?"
"So you can play with your friends."
"Why?"
"Because you like to play with your friends."
"Why?"
"I don't know sweetie, why do you think?"
[long pause]
[shrug]
"Just why, daddy. Just why."
[confusion]
[Aha!]
"You mean 'just because?'"

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Pumping

Breastfeeding can do wonderful things for babies. It can also do some really weird things. Take Sam. He used to ask me to nurse his babies and animals. Then, after Jonah was born and we had a few conversations about how only mommies can make milk, he decided that his boobies make water. He's quite proud of this 'fact'. Today, we reached a new level of odd. Not only did he want to help me pump (that's old hat), HE wanted to pump. And he did ... twice. Of course, he insisted on the full rig being correct, and he pumped straight into a storage bag to freeze the water. Then, he filled a bottle with what he'd pumped (reality intervened temporarily and I had to actually fill the bottle from the tap) and proceeded to feed Jonah. To top it all off, he told me he wants his own pump in a backpack for Christmas. "People will call me 'backpack man' and I can pump."