Rose smiled at Thomas' cheery comment about the baby. As the grandma, she always gave the "I just hope it's a healthy baby" response, but internally Rose hoped for a girl. But knowing Alexia, the little girl would probably turn out just as wild as any boy of her's would be. It wasn't that Rose didn't have her moments, but her personality was much more subdued than that of her daughter. When Rose had been pregnant with Alexia she thought she must've been a boy, with the way she kicked at her stomach wildly in the last few months of pregnancy. Whenever David had put his hands on Rose's stomach he would draw them back quickly in surprise, amazed that a woman's body could take that much force from the inside. He knew plenty of history and philosophy, but often daily things like that would amaze her husband more than anything he could learn at the university. On the thought of David, Alexia's comment about him rushing off was fitting. Rose nodded in agreement.<br/><br/>Turning to Thomas after taking another bite of her omelette, Rose spoke. "It's very nice out. I'm sure the horses will love it, if you're interested?" Thomas had a soft spot for all the creatures on the farm, including those of the equine variety. Sometimes he was too soft when riding, and Rose would have to coax him to pull on the reins or give a big kick to get him on the right track. She always assured him that it didn't hurt them, just got their attention, but it seemed he preferred being dragged through bushes by a sneaky horse than to even think of 'hurting' his horse, Perry. On especially gentle-handed days, Rose would take Perry to the corral just to make sure that she still knew the rider was boss. If Thomas was to ever go round up cattle the traditional way, he would definitely need to grow in that sense. Of course, with many other animals his gentleness was extremely valuable, like with the chickens. He moved quickly but calmly, and made adorable little clucking noises to put them at ease. A few years back a fox had managed to get into the chicken coo, and Thomas had been devastated.<br/><br/>At Conor's compliment at their food, Rose lit up. He was always quick to appreciate anyone's cooking, even the disastrous meat pie Rose had made a few years previous. She had accidentally added the wrong spice to the meat, and though everyone to the day still said it had been fine, Rose knew they were just trying to spare her feelings. Even David, a bumbling liar, managed to keep from slipping up.<br/><br/>Rose raised a comical eyebrow at Alexia's joke, before turning to Thomas for his response on Alexia's baby-gender question. She wasn't sure what he would say; he was such a spontaneous, imaginative child.