Babies... they aren't miracles...

Okay. I get it. Babies are super cool and it's amazing when a new human being comes into the world, AmIRight? Hence my undying love for my niece and nephew who are the two coolest kids out there!

But, is it okay that I don't think babies are miracles? I mean, I hear it all the time. "Oh my gosh! Have you seen Margaret's new baby? Isn't it a miracle?" "Yes, we're pregnant for the fifth time, we can't wait to have that new little miracle in our lives." "I'm preggers guys! It's a miracle!" (said the 16 year old kid that works at the Gap).

Gag. Me. Now.

At this moment in time there are thousands of women all across America and the world going into labor. When you go to visit someone who has just had a baby and you pop in to see the new little one in their crib at the nursery - they aren't the only baby in the room. There's an entire staff of peeps dedicated to making sure all is good in the hood for the 10/20+ babies that are there.

So.... what I'm trying to say is that when you look at the definition of a miracle, a baby is not a miracle.

Miracle: Noun - an effect or extraordinary event in the physical world that surpasses all known human or natural powers and is ascribed to a supernatural cause.

When looking at the above definition, it becomes obvious to me that babies are not miracles. A "supernatural cause" y'all is not something that happens every minute of every day.

When a statue cries, Jesus is seen in a potato chip or angel's wings are displayed in a thunderstorm cloud - that's a miracle people. That's when we need to say, "Holy F*&#! Did you just see when the water parted and those ducks walked on dry land across the lake? That was a miracle! It surpassed my understanding of what's capable in this world!"

And to add to that - we are physically designed to have babies/make babies/want babies. It's not like I woke up yesterday, made a cup of tea and saw the words "love" in my tea leaves (which would have been awesome, btw). God made us capable and with the right equipment (most of the time, I know it doesn't always work out - I'm adopted so I get it. But there are so many kids out there that need to be adopted/loved that it really should even out!). Baby making and babies in general are a fact of life, just like dying and having to get your driver's license.

So the next time you see a baby, I think you should shrug your shoulder's and be like, "Cool, but it's not like I've never seen one of those before."

Please note that this was done with a bit of sarcasm. I really do love babies/kids :)