my six children

I feel like I'm incredibly lucky to be able to have such awesome pets. They all have really distinct personalities, and all of them are kind and sweet to us. Mishti, the baby chinchilla, tends to be fussy, but she's a baby after all.

The budgies (Penelope and Proud-Feather) mostly keep to themselves. It's so sweet when they start preening and cuddling. They're very much in love, like the bunnies (Papaya Jane and Elton John) are.

And then there's Shirin, who has the super chinchilla-mansion all to herself because she doesn't want to get along with Mishti. She isn't fussy at all, but she does love getting scratches and attention.

I really love our family.

I keep flip-flopping on the issue of human babies. On one hand, I absolutely can't wait. On the other hand, is it too early to be thinking about this? That's ultimately only our decision to make, and I can't really put too much weight on other people's experiences and opinions when they haven't been and aren't in the same relationship and situation. I know I'm not big on waiting until I'm 35+, but maybe 23 is too early.

For now I have six very happy (and still pretty young!) babies. They make me happy. That's good for now.