My Toddler, The Poet

"Oh me, oh my. Not a thing goes by."

With the wisdom of an eighty year old woman in her voice, Little Bit has been repeating this line since yesterday at dinner.

We have no idea where it came from.

We have no idea what it means.

Now, don't get me wrong. I believe my little girl to be as precocious and brilliant as can be, but could she really have made up this little rhyme?

"Oh me, oh my. Not a thing goes by."

She says it with such conviction.

It's quite funny to hear. She may as well be sitting in a rocker, sporting glasses and a hearing aid, talking about the good old days.

"Oh me, oh my. Not a thing goes by."

And I can't decide whether or not it makes no sense at all, or makes absolute perfect sense. Apparently there's a fine line between nonsense and genius.

For now, I'll stick with the latter...but I reserve the right to change my mind tomorrow when she's pouring her milk onto her PB&J.

What Happened to Carrying Baby Eggs?

A long, long, time ago, when I was in school, we were assigned baby-simulation projects that involved naming an egg, drawing a face on it, and carting it around for a few days without breaking it.

Nowadays...the babies are about as life-like as you can get without having an actual infant in your care.

The bgdailynews.com interviewed a class who will be using dolls made by a company called RealityWorks in a project to help them realize why they are nowhere near ready to have real babies.

These babies are smart. With a computer inside each of them, they record any neglect, improper head support, shaking, rough handling, diaper changes and feeding.

Said one of the male students:

“He’s been crying since I got him. He’s cried like four times.”

Welcome to parenthood...

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