Want to be very near the center of attention anywhere you go? Just have a baby! It's really amusing (at least when you're as easily entertained as I am) to see how people react to babies, when you're the one with the baby.
First, as we were leaving the hospital last week, the wheelchair trip from Elizabeth's room down to the front door was like being around a celebrity that people weren't expecting to see. Heads turned, and people generally focused on that beautiful baby girl in Elizabeth's arms. And that's not even counting the time Dorothy got stopped by security and we had to wait in one place for things to get straightened out.
Then, today, before Elizabeth's two week check-up, we stopped by her office (her OB's office is downtown, by her office) to let people meet Dorothy. (Hi everyone at Elizabeth's office!) Once the baby had arrived, word spread like wildfire! :-) We just had to sit in one spot, and people came from all over to see the baby.
Later, when we were commenting to each other on being near (but not directly in) the center of attention, Elizabeth pointed out that Dorothy, the real center of attention, was focused on her mommy. So Eliz gets to feel extra special (which she is!).
Posted by Tom Nugent at March 17, 2004 10:02 PM