how about this? there are some really really really horrible nursing homes out there in the world. it breaks my heart.

and why when a mom is home with her baby, then it's just a mom caring for her baby, but when dad is home it's called babysitting? (p.s. have i mentioned that i work with THE biggest sexist on the planet?)

it seems that everyone loves a baby. wherever we are, people just want to peek at her little face, and it always makes them smile. i used to be the kind of person that wasn't really comfortable when strangers approached her. but now it's like ... it's like i'm a part of this community now. like we're not strangers anymore. and i am happy when people approach us and want to look at her and talk to me about her. and the strangest thing is that now i've started talking to strangers about their babies. it's a whole new world, i tell ya.

also, sometimes when magnolia smiles at me, i just burst into tears. it really confuses her.