In Genesis 21, the camel-back-breaking straw for Sarah was when Ishmael mocked Isaac at the little guy's weaning party. Which leads me to some questions.

Did Sarah nurse Isaac herself or did she have a servant for the purpose?

If she did it herself, how celebratory did she feel at the time of this party? Was she happy to "have her body back", or was she grieving the end of her son's babyhood, knowing that another miracle baby was extremely unlikely?

Again, if she was in fact a nursing mama, were her hormones going completely wacky as a result of the weaning process?

Did Ishamael pick a really, really bad time to be getting on Sarah's nerves?

In case you didn't guess, C. is weaning. I figure we'll probably be completely finished by the end of the week. And though my odds of having another baby are slightly better than Sarah's by virtue of the fact that I'm 30 instead of 90, there's still no guarantee of it. I'm happy and sad and my body is confused.

I'd better do some happy blog entries to cheer myself up!