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I was in my backyard with two of my closest friends, our babies gamboling around at our feet. Their chubby legs topped with puffy blue swimmy diapers made them look like human cupcakes toddling in and out of the splash pool. And maybe it was those cherubic legs or those bald, kissable heads, but something had me wondering about heaven. After all, it was a perfect day, and I was so happy.
