Babies, babies, and more babies!

Soooooooooo, I’m not gonna lie. I have wanted to be a mom for as long as I can remember. My mom once told me a story of how I “breastfed” my baby doll in the backseat of the car by shoving my baby doll up the front of my shirt. I had done this because my mom had fed my baby sister the same way earlier that day. (Normal breastfeeding of course, she didn’t shove my sister up her shirt like I did with my doll XD) She asked me what I was doing, and I said I was feeding my baby like she did for Rebecca, my baby sister. She then let me know that while that was great, that there are certain times and places to feed the baby, and to just remember that. So, you can say I’ve been practicing since before I knew what I was doing! What a time to be alive! XD

To sidetrack for a moment, I am fully aware that at this current time, I am NOT AT ALL at a point in my life where I am ready to have kids. However, that doesn’t make me immune to baby fever. So, whenever I see a cute baby, I completely melt into the floor and it takes me a good ten minutes to reform back into my normal self after seeing such an adorable bundle of cuteness! It’s a condition I am currently dealing with called “cuteness sensitivity,” and I am getting better every day, thank you for the concern. XD (This is a fake condition obviously, but if it was real, I would definitely be a host to it!)

(The 3 photos listed below this caption are pictures of random babies I found on google that triggered my baby fever)

Anyway, the whole reason I am writing about my love of babies and kids is because of Tig Notaro. When Tig Notaro talked about her experiences raising her twin boys, Finn and Max, my baby fever rose slightly as I thought about what it would be like for me to raise my future kids. Her segments about her babies referring to boobs as “car-cars” (30:05) and how her son Max exclaimed three times so far in his life the phrase “I’m gay” (32:00) just gave me so much hope that I will one day experience some similar and unique experiences like Tig talked about with MY future children.

Tig’s confidence and comfort at being able to talk about how she raises her babies was so refreshing to see from a modern woman. I feel like women are always so cautious about revealing how they decide to parent and raise their children since it seems like everyone has an opinion about the best way to raise kids these days. Her ability to be confident and openly talk about her own methods was inspirational and amazing to see, since its so rare to find women willing to do that.

(The 2 photos below this caption are Tig Notaro and her twin boys)

I hope that one day when I have kids of my own (I am going to have kids, either on my own or through adoption/fostering, its gonna happen one way or another people) that I will have the confidence enough to be able to own my personal parenting methods to others without the fear of being told “your doing it wrong.” I also look forward to experiencing all of those cute, unique moments my kids will have that will cause individuals I tell to chuckle or even belly-laugh. Until then, I will just have to keep doing what I’m doing which is gush over any and all babies I see in public.  

(The baby photos below this caption are some more random adorable babies i found that induced my "AWWWWWWWE" response upon seeing them)