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Things that change with kids

Here are two other things that change radically when you have a kid. First, bodily functions become a constant source of conversation with people you've just met. For example, we recently befriended a really cool couple whose daughter is one day younger than Aurelia. The other day we had lunch with Lenny and Pernilla, and a substantial part of our conversation was about poop and urine. We talked all about it... color, scent, amount, funny occurances like overflow of diapers, air time when poop happens in mid-diaper change, etc. etc. etc. Needless to say, we don't normally talk feces on first lunches with new friends.

Second, public display of breasts occurs all the time. If Aurelia is crying, Diana wastes no time whipping out her boob and feeding her. This also happened at our lunch. In fact, both Diana and Pernilla whipped out the boobs to feed. And neither of them hestiated or were concerned in any way.

Third, both of these things are themselves topics of conversation. We all laughed hard at how babies change these things and how utterly comical it is.