Other people's children

Mirror Mirror made me laugh today with her post instant contraception where she talked about the visit of friends and their three little kids and pondered on the ratio cute / versus / odious of other people’s children in general.

I don’t crave babies anymore. What I still crave are the pregnancies. Maybe it is all these years of infertility but I still long for a round belly, the anticipation, the dreams. If I were able to get pregnant on my own I’d probably do it every couple of years. Then go 'oopsy, doopsy! What do I do now?'

But God gives you what you can handle and made sure to give me a malfunctioning woumb.

Then Dooce posted this. Over six million viewers can’t get enough of this video, and neither can I. I watched it maybe ten times and laughed every time. I kinda could use a Charlie or two, but they'd need to come with the accent.

Comments

[nutella]

Excellente vidéo ! J'ai rigolé tout bas pour ne pas réveiller le petit monstre à 6 dents qui dort dans la pièce à coté... Rien n'est plus beau que de voir un bébé qui rit !
Surtout quand c'est le sien et quand (comme nous) on pensait qu'on n'en aurait plus !

[Paola]

He he! Unfortunately one of the three belongs to me and didn't get to leave at the weekend. She still has an 'accent' as in the video (hey, don't you guys realise that you're the ones with the accents?) but tries harder every day to lose it.

As for the infertility thang, I had several miscarriages before I ended up with the Minx and often ponder what might have been. I wouldn't be without the Minx for one moment, but goodness I'd have my old 'lifestyle' back in a heartbeat. Pregnancy is hugely overrated as well.

And no, after this last week, we are definitely not going for number two.

[Stefanie]

I love that video I have watched it over and over again and giggle each time. Here is hoping the next time (hopefully there will be a next time) we get pregnant the baby comes out with an accent!