I went to my friend's daughters birthday party today after work and it was really quite similar to the sorts of birthday parties I was used to when I grew up - loud screaming kids, balloons, cake and lots of sweets!
I was feeling a little old but I ended up chilling out minding over the baby once things were quieting down and I ended up having quite a decent chat to this gurgling little fellow. Interspersed with the squeals and drool, he and I seemed to build up a bit of a bond and as it was getting late I could tell he was starting to get a little tired so rather than leave him I decided to rock him and sure enough after a little bit he nodded off and I just had a really good vibe and I think it's fairly safe to say I'm feeling pretty paternal and broody right now... I guess it's different having your own kids and sure there's the whole benefit of being able to hand them back to the child's parents after you're done with them, but I really would like to have a little sprog sometime and watch them grow and turn out to be whatever they end up being and being amazed at how they develop from the little bundle of joy to who they turn out to be (still hopefully being a joy rather than pain!).
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