The Egg

I’ve been watching cardinals build a nest in our rose bush. Yesterday, I checked the nest and found an egg! So, I held the kids up to take a quick look.




Emery- “I want to hold it”.

Me- “No, we can’t touch the egg. Just look at it.”

Emery- “I’ll just touch it with one finger.”

Me- “No, if we touch it, then the mommy bird won’t come back to the nest. The mommy bird will sit on the egg to keep it warm until it hatches and there will be a baby bird.”

Emery- “I want to hold it and see the baby bird. Please please puleeeeze.”

Me- “It will be a long time before the baby bird is here. We have to stay away from the nest or the mommy will be scared and won’t come back to keep the egg warm.”

Emery (holding up her blanket)- “I can do it mommy. I’ll use my blanket!”

Unfortunately, I haven’t seen the cardinal come back to the nest, nor did I see her when we were outside yesterday morning (so I don’t think we chased her off). Looks like it may be an abandoned egg. Maybe I should let Emery give the blanket a try……..