Our Practice Child

Jesse decided that he would feel better if there was something tangible that he could do to prepare himself for having children, which the rest of us realize there is nothing to prepare you for kids. So he decided that we should get a pet. After discussing it for a while and doing a lot of research we decided that we would wait until after I graduate before buying one. The day after we made this decision a baby bird showed up on our doorstep. After looking for the nest and being unsuccessful we decided to take it in. I told Jesse that it was like God had just delivered us a free practice child. So the little fledgling came to live in our quest bathroom. We are pretty sure that it was a female grackle, well at least that is what Jesse said. As I was working around the house I could hear her "talking to herself" in the bathroom so I decided she should be named Gabby the Grackle. So, Gabby made herself at home. Jesse went and got dog food for us to dissolve and feed her with an eyedropper. The first feeding seemed to be a success. We set alarms so that we would remember to feed her every 3-4 hours as we had researched. But despite our efforts Gabby to the big birds nest in the sky sometime between her 1am and 5am feeding. We decided that maybe that was a sign from God that we should wait a little longer before thinking about having any children.