I want to comment on the absolute power hormones hold over us and how much they drive our basic instincts and emotions. For example, before having a baby I never felt a big draw toward babies. The characteristic "baby face" that infants have didn't do much for me. Now, after having one, I find myself powerfully moved by the presence of any infant and inexplicably draw to babies. All it takes, literally, is a picture of an infant in a magazine and I'm mesmerized. There's something about that baby face that reduces me to a loving, quivering mess.
What's more, I'm noticing that pictures of real-life infants that are of about the same age as my daughter, just shy of 4 months, have the most effect on me. I'm utterly fascinated by them. Oh, and then there's the crying. When I see the Christian Childrens' Fund ads on TV now, I cry when I see all those little kids starving. Not that I was cold-hearted before. It's just that now I feel fiercely protective of my own child and all children. It's gotta be the hormones!
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