erin found a survey on iViliage — a forum she trolls by moms who had their babies around the time we did — that was about how many non-well child visits to the doctor your baby has had to go to, and it made me consider the following:

with all the horrible things that can happen to babies and children, from an eyeball growing on their ankle, to fatal food allergies, to leukemia, cancer, downs, sids, and on and on and on, it’s sort of amazing when something actually goes right. it makes one consider, if one doesn’t already, the existance of a higher power or at least some ruling order by which the universe runs. erin’s said it before, and i’ll reiterate…gavin is perfect. not just the two eyes and two feet and a nose and a distinct lack of a third arm, but also in terms of his health, and, for that matter, his disposition. even when considered in conjunction with the corruption of the governemt, the dismal outlook on our relations with other countries and how we fit into the world, pollution and the depleating ozone, it’s still like this amazing, perfect little cosmic being living under our roof that shines a light and adds so much to our lives.