Tuesday, January 27, 2009

Eight is Enough


A California couple just delivered octuplets. It was a surprise because Drs. had only known about seven babies. I suppose it doesn't matter much if there are seven or eight. They will be overwhelmed any way you look at it.
The news said the mom is planning to breast feed. Unless she looks like a pagan fertility goddess, good luck with that. Life will never be the same.
Having twins in the family, my hat is off to parents of multiples. I can't even imagine caring for five, six, seven or eight babies. Even if you can handle it financially, you would never sleep. Everything changes. Where do you get a vehicle that you can easily load and unload eight cars seats? How big is your garbage bin to handle all those discarded diapers? Where in the house would it be quiet? Mommy time would be just a dream and you would probably be too busy to have more kids.
Our daughter has always been a very organized person and she has had her work cut out for her with two newbies. They are four months old and just beginning to sleep through the night.
The Guiness Book of Records lists a Russian woman as birthing the largest number of children -- 69. She produced many multiples including four sets of quadruplets. The Tsar supported the family. What goes around comes around. Russia now is encouraging an increase in the birth rate. They have a holiday dedicated to it. Take the day off and snuggle. Hopefully this will produce in nine months. They have financial incentives for having more babies in sharp contrast to India and China's policies of one child.

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