YOUR BODY IS SUPPOSED TO GO BACK TO NORMAL AFTER YOU HAVE THE BABY, WHAT IS THIS RIDICULOUS NONSENSE---SOMEONE OUGHT TO BE---I BET A MAN SAID THAT, MEN NEVER HAVE TO GIVE BIRTH----

You know, life has been much, much more quiet since we've had little Daphne around. Which, if you think about, is rather counter-intuitive being that babies are supposed to cry a lot. But she doesn't! She's actually rather angelic. I, on the other hand, can no longer blame my rampant and out-of-control hormones on the fact that I am carrying another life, or anything besides my own temperamental and out-of-control self. Honestly, I kind of hoped that it was just hormones that were making me out to be so mental, but! I suppose nine months is a long time to go without acting independently of your own id. Or is it ego? Muggle psychology--now that's mental.

Also, I have stretchmarks. GIANT HUGE MAP-OF-THE-UNDERGROUND-AND-EVERY-OTHER-MUGGLE-TRANSPORTATION-ROAD-MAP-SYSTEM-THINGS-EVER SPANNING EVERY INCH OF EVERY These things are battle scars, let me tell you, so no one better be getting any funny ideas.

( Cecilia! )

( Nicholas )