Most first time parents..

Most first time parents have never experienced a dependence so complete as a newborn's. A newborn baby has such intense needs - not just for being fed and changed; but also for comfort, love, warmth and affection. I remember (it's going to be half a year now already!) feeling totally surprised at just how big a tiny baby's needs are.

But, on the same note, most first time parents have never experienced a trust so complete and absolute as an infant's in her parents. I don't think many civilians get into a situation where someone trusts them with their life. And yet, parents are there every day, every single minute of each day.

And even if it is argued that the trust and connection that an infant has with the parents are purely evolution-driven, hard-wired survival instincts; the love a parent feels welling in your heart as you stare into the smiling, mischievious eyes of an infant and ask her what the recent sounds from the diaper were all about; or as she falls asleep in the arms - is so unparalleled with any feeling, any love you've ever experienced before. So intense and powerful. And with all the diaper changes and midnight getting out of bed, it is this love that can not be truely explained.