Did you ask what I think you asked for?

Since The Hubs ™ work hours are sort of crazy, TLN and I eat dinner together on weekdays without The Hubs ™. Last night, The Little Ninja and I sat at the dinner table, eating our dinners while The Hubs ™ played his latest game in the family room. (He’s currently playing Red Dead Redemeption on the XBox 360, if you’re curious. Not family friendly but a lot of fun if you like Westerns and lots of shooting.)

The Little Ninja was happily slurping up her macaroni and cheese, in between sips of milk, looking thoughtful. Conversations with TLN can be hard to understand since her words really aren’t there yet but the fact that she does her best to converse is always a thrill.

“Mama?” she asked between mouthfuls, pointing to me.

“Yes, I’m Mama,” I answered.

“Dadee?” Now she pointed to The Hubs ™ who was likely in the middle of killing some poor schmuck on RDR.

“Yes, that’s Daddy,” I replied.

She looked thoughtful for another second and pointed to herself.

“The Little Ninja!” I said triumphantly, hoping she’d mimic what I said. (Well, okay, I used her name not The Little Ninja but you get my drift.)

She shook her head, her brow furrowed. She pointed to me and her Daddy and herself again. And then she added another sign.

“More?” I asked. She indicated yes. (She doesn’t actually say the word “yes” but she does laugh or clap or something else that indicates yes.) Now I was confused. “You want more… Mama?”

“Nooooo….” she laughed.

“You want more… Daddy?”

“Noooo…..” she shook her head and laughed again. Then she pointed to herself and signed “more” again.

“More TLN?” I asked. She indicated yes and laughed before returning to her meal.

Meanwhile, I sat there a bit shellshocked. Did she just ask for a sibling?!

While recounting this to The Hubs ™…

(09:38:48 AM) Me: I think The Little Ninja asked for a sibling last night.
(09:38:55 AM) The Hubs ™: ?
(09:39:10 AM) Me: She pointed to me. She pointed to you. And then she pointed to herself.
(09:39:43 AM) Me: When I didn’t get it at first, she did it again, pointing to herself and kept on signing “more”
(09:39:51 AM) The Hubs ™: That just gave me a flash of an army of TLNs….
(09:40:00 AM) Me: YEAH SERIOUSLY

I’m not sure what scares me more. The notion of a sibling for The Little Ninja…. or an army of The Little Ninjas… which is likely what I’d end up with if I ever gave in to baby fever and/or TLN’s want of a sibling. *shudder*