10 minutes go by. I think she's asleep. Hope. Spine relaxes. And then:
"Mom? Do you have more blood than me?"
"Jenna, it's sleep time."
"But do you? Just that one question?"
"I'm not sure how that works. I guess so."
"Is my blood filled up to my neck?"
"It circulates around your body in your veins."
"Oh."
"Go to sleep Jenna."
"I bet Daddy has more blood than you."
"Probably. Good night."
***two minutes of silence elapse***
"Mom, what if we had the same body temperature?"
"We do, Jenna. It's time to sleep though."
"Wow, really? What is it?"
"We can talk about this tomorrow."
"I can't sleep--can you just tell me what our temperature is?"
"98.6, unless we get sick and have a fever. Then it goes up."
"Oh yah. I remember. What about dogs? Are theirs like ours?"
"I don't know. I think they're about 100 degrees."
"WOW!! They're warmer. They have a lot of fur."
"Yes, now Jenna, you're working toward restrictions if you don't just be quiet and rest. Do you want mommy to go lie down in the other room? I can't sleep if you're going to be talking."
"No. I'll stop. Pigs don't have a lot of fur though. Or giraffes. They have short hair. And elephants--they just have hair on their tails and stuff. I wonder what their temperatures are...."
