Those who say they "sleep like a baby" haven't got one.

Those who say they "sleep like a baby" haven't got one.

A two-year old is kind of like having a blender, but you don't have a top for it.

A two-year old is kind of like having a blender, but you don't have a top for it.

Babies are necessary to grown-ups. A new baby is like the beginning of all things -- wonder, hope, a dream read more

Babies are necessary to grown-ups. A new baby is like the beginning of all things -- wonder, hope, a dream of possibilities. In a world that is cutting down its trees to build highways, losing its earth to concrete... babies are almost the only remaining link with nature, with the natural world of living things from which we spring.

My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that read more

My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that kid followed me everywhere. It was like having a dog on a leash.

The old Irish when immersing a babe at baptism left out the right arm so that it would remain pagan read more

The old Irish when immersing a babe at baptism left out the right arm so that it would remain pagan for good fighting

Why is it that people rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not read more

Why is it that people rejoice at a birth and grieve at a funeral? It is because we are not the people involved.

A baby is born with a need to be loved and never outgrows it.

A baby is born with a need to be loved and never outgrows it.

Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.

Giving birth is like taking your lower lip and forcing it over your head.

A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy - the smile that accepts a lover before words are read more

A woman has two smiles that an angel might envy - the smile that accepts a lover before words are uttered, and the smile that lights on the first born babe, and assures it of a mother's love.