THOUGHTS ON BABIES

So, our friends Ali and Andrew just had a beautiful baby girl, Charlotte. Last weekend, we went to visit the new trio and I got to hold Charlotte. My policy with new babies is usually stay-back-and-let-everyone-else-babytalk-themselves-into-silliness before sweeping in during some down time and teaching the baby some math and how to "hang out" or "post up". Anyway, a little out of my comfort zone, I was happy to hold Charlotte, and it was going really well until she broke out into a cry. A big cry.I, like all decent humans, was pretty upset that I caused someone to cry - and not to mention disappointed that I wasn't able to give Charlotte the As and Bs about getting her "lean on" in the carseat. But then I remembered seeing old clips of The Beatles first appearing on the Ed Sullivan Show and all the people in the audience crying and in pain from all the joy they were feeling. It was that moment that my half-slanted eyes met hers, red and teary, and I knew exactly what was going on.And if by "exactly" I mean "nothing, in any way, shape, or form about"...then yes, I knew exactly what was going on.