{"id":6536,"date":"2006-04-02T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2006-04-02T15:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2006\/04\/02\/baby\/"},"modified":"2006-04-02T15:00:35","modified_gmt":"2006-04-02T15:00:35","slug":"baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.earthwidemoth.com\/blog\/2006\/04\/02\/baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"\u23f3 Approximate reading time: <\/span> < 1<\/span> min<\/span><\/span>

I thought I should include some sort of baby poem or baby song ("Mamas don’t
\nlet your babies grow up to be _______"). I decided not to. There
\nwill be plenty enough time for that later on.<\/p>\n

Until last Sunday we’d kept the news top secret, but now that several friends
\nand family members are in the loop (except E., man, what’s up with your cell phone
\nnumber?, and G. & S., never at home or not answering), I figure, time to let
\nloose to all of blogspace or at the very least those who might be interested in
\nsuch an event. Many apologies if the news reaches you this way and
\nseems, therefore, impersonal (I wanted to tell you in person!) A baby’s on the
\nway, due in early September. Everyone’s excited, happy, healthy (and deep
\nwishes for continued health persist…oh, well, yes, and excitement, happiness,
\ntoo). <\/p>\n

I’m not sure how the rest of this announcement is supposed to go. I
\nthink it’s complete. And to remind you, I’ve copied in the code for a
\ndue-date ticker which will linger for the next several months up top.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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