Baby talk

        With my grandchildren, aged two-and -a-half and six months,  living in Los Angeles while I languish for them in Columbus Ohio, I alternate between envy of and happiness for people whose grandchildren live close by.   I live for those  times when I can get out to LA to visit my  little sweeties.  And yet whenever I'm here in LA visiting them - as I'm now doing, I'll be here until next Friday - and see my daughter and son-in-law immersed in the exhaustion-laced joys of young parenthood, I find all the old thoughts that used to pass through my brain when I was in the      baby -phase of parenting once again popping into my mind.  And out of my mouth.  A few:
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- It's lucky babies are so cute or they'd never get away with it all.

-On the planet Venus gravity is 32 times heavier than on Earth.  Trying to schlepp around a baby and toddler is like living on Venus.

-I wish my kids could have known me before I had them.

-It's good if there's two parents so that each can have a turn eating dinner.

-My daily mantra, which I repeat to myself all day:  clean clothes and food on the table...clean clothes and food on the table...clean clothes and food on the table...

-Before I had a baby and a toddler I had time for the luxuries - like lunch.

-I've become so disorganized, I do believe this nursing baby is sucking out my brains.

-My dear little ones, when  you're fourteen you may hold a peck of grievances against me, but right now you think I'm pretty swell.

-My life may have been  easier before you came along; but now that you're here, I can't imagine life without you!


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