The limited number of Saturdays left before giving birth decreed that yesterday I needed to go to the Mall of America, because Nordstrom is there, to be measured for new nursing bras. One of the sizes I needed wasn't in stock in underwire-free form, so I went to the maternity store down the way to buy one.
The mall was crowded but the maternity store was fairly quiet. I asked the saleslady if, being a maternity store, they were fairly insulated from Christmas rush.
"Well, it's normally pretty steady," she said, "but I think we're in the middle of a baby boom right now, with the economy like it is."
"Oh?"
"My theory," she explained, "is when there isn't enough work, people stay home more, and when they stay home they get pregnant."
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