An analogy. Sort of.

I did promise not to go all Jon Carroll on you. But after spending another evening with my friends and (more importantly, because who visits them to see THEM anymore, haha) their new baby, I saw some definite notable similarities between the baby and Luna:

- Both stare at, and often talk to, the ceiling like there is something there - which inevitably causes one to wonder if there really IS something there.
- Both need constant attention.
- Both cry for attention when they are not receiving it.
- Even when they are receiving constant attention, both like to whine and squirm like they don't actually want the attention.
- Rubbing their tummies to quiet them only works for about two seconds.
- Picking them up and doing the "rock the baby" dance to quiet them only works for about five seconds.
- The only way to truly calm them down is to give them something to eat.

I guess the real difference right now is that one day the baby will progress out of the constantly needy stage whereas Luna will continue to act like a two year old for the rest of her life.

Oh yeah, and the baby doesn't cough up hairballs or eat the tails off of fuzzy mice. And Luna's food comes from a bag (and once in a while, from a can), and thank GOD for that.