Trader Joe's with a baby is pretty fun, but kind of scary because you really feel like a MOM. I remember before I had a kid, walking around in the store and being annoyed by all the mom-ladies. Their kids were bratty and sticky and the moms were always saying things like, "No, Milo!" One of the criteria for naming our baby was that you had to be able say his name in the supermarket without cringing. That ruled out Xavier and Dante.So I was in the Trader Joe's, Ivo was in the shopping cart baby seat thing, and a older girl, about 2 years old, started taking an interest in him. Little tiny kids always like to call tinier kids "babies" because it makes them feel grownup. I can't tell you how many times some little knee high person says, "Look at the baaaaaayyyybbeee!" This kid was all tricked out with pink Uggs and cute hair. She looked straight at Ivo and said, "Hi! Marshmallow!" I got irrationally angry. Why was she calling him "marshmallow"? What if he could understand and got upset? Kids are so mean. I thought of all the stupid nicknames I had as a kid. One of my nicknames was "jellybean", which sounds perfectly fine to call someone, not really insulting, but it's the WAY kids say it... I guess Ivo is either going to grow up to be a bully or to be bullied. Yikes.
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he will be the biggest and the bestest bully in the schoolyard! ;) and my, he is growing up to be handsome!
my god, those little lopsided ears, i want to gobble him up!
PS my Molly-friend from college just had a baby (Beverly Vail Henry Hanson - a mouthful!)! and my Molly-friend from HS has a 8 yr old and a 10 yr old (Hank and Olive). You Mollys should all get together and have a baby/kid/Molly party but it would be hard as you span America. Could be a nice short film?
PPS What if your baby and Eve's baby grow up to be buds? College roommates? Whacky.
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