Pre-Baby:
"So, how are things going at work?"
"What do you think about the production design of Anna Karenina?"
"I just read the most interesting article about online dating algorithms on Slate..."
 

Post-Baby:
"Is that a cow? What noise does the cow make? Does the cow go moo?"
"Where is the monkey? Where is the monkey? Here he is!"
"Did you just go poopy? Did my big monster go poopy? Let's check for poopies!"