Babies!

Nearly everyone I know is having babies. Literally.  Just in the last week I learned of two new pregnancies, and there are about three babies due within the next two months, and this is just at my small church!  It is crazy!  And the weirdest part?  Nearly every soon-to-be-mama is within two years of my own age...it's like a conspiracy or something!  Just saying.

So I thought I would dedicate a post to the chubby little cherubs who mesmerize most of the female population of the world.  The movie Babies, is a pure joy to watch.

I snuck it into our instant queue on Netflix, and forced Steve to watch it about a month ago.  We were both glued to the television nearly the entire time, which says a lot about the movie, as we both have a tendency to zone out, read, or just completely ignore many of the documentaries available to watch instantly on Netflix.  My favorite, by far, was little Ponijao, from Namibia.  The difference in child rearing techniques is literally astounding!  Best moment, by far, was the "diaper change."  This consisted of little Ponijao pooing, and his mom wiping it on her bare leg, then rubbing it off said bare leg with an old corn cob.  Not even joking.

My second favorite was definitely Bayar, from Mongolia.  The cat dragging that went on in that little home between Bayar and his brother was quite shocking.  Least favorite had to be the American baby, Hattie.  Not because she wasn't adorable, she was.  It was just the way American's were portrayed as parents.  Not every parent takes there child to earth loving sessions and chant "the earth is our mother" over an over again like crazed hippies.  Not that there is anything wrong with that (ahem).  But still, seriously?  For those of you who saw the movie, what did you think?  And is there a baby boom going on in your area?  I think it's taking over the globe!