Babies

What is it about a baby? Most people are touched by a newborn baby. Maybe God makes them so appealing so we won't abandon them when they push us past our point of tolerance. My mother told me that there were times when she could have put me outside and gone back to bed.....but.... she didn't. It's hard to lose sleep especially when you are already tired from delivery. I don't know how young mother's manage today. We stayed in the hospital for a week after birthing and my mother stayed two weeks. These mothers go home the next day. (Yes, that is another reason to look at our health care/insurance situation.) I realize that my girls have needed help. I think that I have gone when each baby was born, when requested. Sometimes it is the week after and sometimes a couple of weeks after. It is always hard for me to know what to do to be helpful. But, on my seventh now, I think probably the best thing is to make sure there is food, watch the children and keep everything else running while mommy can rest and look after baby. All of my girls have breast fed their babies. My oldest even pumped her breasts for 7 months when her baby couldn't nurse. It probably is better but I think that it is harder on the mom. So, advice to all, help wherever you can. It's a happy but difficult time.
I am awaiting word of the pending arrival of my 7th grandchild, 6th boy. Wish that I could know when it is going to happen. Now we know the sex, soon we will be able to know the day of arrival. That will be helpful technology.
It never gets old, always new excitement to meet a new little person. One doesn't get closer to God than when there is a new baby born. Can't wait...