For my 28th birthday, my mom gave me a soft
little stuffed bunny.
…Let me start over.
My 28
th birthday occurred while I was about 4
months pregnant. My mom was a little bit sheepish about the stuffed bunny,
explaining that she hadn’t planned to get a gift for the baby and give it to me
on my birthday, but it was just so cute and soft with such floppy ears. She
showed me how she imagined her grandchild holding the bunny by its ear to drag
it around and how he or she might enjoy brushing its soft fur against their
cheek.