Baby Origami

Have you ever seen a baby swaddled? Man, that is a real art.  If you do it right the baby is all cozy and wrapped up but not too constrained.  Of course if you don't then you will have one very unhappy baby. 

All of that careful folding reminded me of something else...

The glorious art of baby origami,
An important skill for every mommy.
Start with baby and blanket, then make all the right folds.
Though baby wriggles, the chrysalis holds.

Baby H

What a great thing, when a baby is loved so much before he or she is ever conceived. I am so excited for Baby H to come along!

It is so cool to think that he is going to know so many things that are beyond our imaginations today. And at this moment, he could literally be anything. Heck, there was even a guy who had a baby a while ago. Not that I am supporting that particular path, but it just goes to show that everyday things continually becoming possible beyond our wildest imaginations.

Baby*

Before you even existed, you were totally
Adored.
Be sure to learn care and love from your parents before
You mentally "cut the cord."

* Particularly for Baby H.

The Gift of Life

There is a girl in my class who has two kids and had her third during spring break of our first year. She did not miss a day of class. This is law school, mind you, not third grade* so you are already mentally and physically exhausted and then they give you tons of work to do over the break anyway. Somehow she still did not miss a beat.

I dedicate today's haiku to her:

Giving birth. It's not
Like getting your car oil changed.
Miss a class or two.

*Not to make social judgments, but it seems very inappropriate to be having kids in third grade anyway.