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"I promise, I don&039;t have a cold" I opened the door-I could hear the baby yowling through the wood-and walked into the nursery, which was overdone in Walt Disney Pooh "Ick, at least do the original Pooh"

"We&039;re redoing it next week," she replied absently, staring into the crib "All my Little Mermaid stuff showed up fro I looked down at hi special: a typical red-faced newborn with a shock of black hair, little eyes squeezed into slits, mouth open in the sustained "EeeeeeYAHeeeeeeYAH eeeeeeYAH" of a pissed-off young baby

He was dressed in one of those little sack things, like Swee&039;Pea, a pale green that made the poor kid look positively yellow His little limbs didn&039;t have much fat on them; they were sticklike His teeny fists were the size of walnuts

Poor kid Stuck in this overly big house with a Walt Disney the clothes It was too much to ask of anybody, never mind someone who hadn&039;t been on the planet for even a week If I could have wept for him, I would have

"Here," the Ant said, and handed me a small bottle of Purell

I rolled ious"

"You&039;re dead Ish"

I debated arguing but then just gave up and gave my hands a quick wash Baby Jon wailed the entire ti myself as I handed the bottle back

I didn&039;t ask if I could pick hi his head (I re days) He finished up a final "EeeeeeYAH!" and then just laid there, gasping

"I don&039;t want you to-" the Ant began and then cut herself off and stared at her son "My God, that&039;s the first tiuess he likes me"

"Give him back"

I handed Baby Jon over, and as soon as he was out of ain The Ant hastily handed hirinned-I couldn&039;t help it A new va Even better, the Ant was looking as green as Baby Jon&039;s outfit

"Well," I said loudly, because I&039;d handed hi, "I&039;ll be going now"

"Wait!"

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