Infinity Nine

Abby's class has been working on numbers lately. A couple of weeks ago she asked me what was the biggest number I knew. I told her I didn't know and then asked her the biggest number she knew. Miss Smarty Pants popped up with "infinity, because its the biggest number there is." Of course, she then proceeded to begin to count to infinity. The joys of motherhood! It is mind-numbing sometimes, really.

Pretty soon she tells me, "Mommy, I love you. Wanna know how much?" Of course I say, "Sure, how much baby?" She smiles and says,"Infinity nine because that is even bigger than the biggest!" Cute, huh? So since then instead of telling me she loves me, she tells me she loves me infinity nine.

Tonight, I was tucking her into bed. We read, we sang, we snuggled. Then she says, "Mommy, I love you and Daddy infinity nine. And I love all of my grandmas and grandpas infinity nine, too. I love Aunt Beth, you know Hannah's mom? I love her infinity nine, too. But Hannah's dad, I love him infinity, because he is a little scary sometimes."

I had to work not to laugh at that one. Poor Uncle Terry, he tries so hard. I guess being loved infinity is pretty darn good. What's that extra nine anyway?

Kids, you just never know what they will say, do ya?