“May babies are the best!”. I have heard this phrase off and on throughout my life. I certainly agree, being a May baby myself. I haven’t heard that phrase used with other months, even in passing. Maybe it’s the way it flows off the tongue. May baby sounds a whole lot nicer than August baby. Proof again that language and the way it’s used is so important.
So what makes May babies so special? I may have just lost my readers who are not born in May, but let me proceed. May babies are conceived out of late summer passion, invalidating the famous rhyme…when the weather’s hot and sticky. Evolutionarily, in caveman times, babies born in May had the best chance to survive, because of abundant food and warm temperatures. I always thought that more babies were born in May than any other month. I have a niece and an uncle born on the same birthdate as me. My research shows though that that’s not true. Most babies are born in late August or September, which suggests a certain amorousness around the holidays. Understandable!
But back to May babies. We are either Taurus or Gemini, stubborn or curious. If you don’t believe in astrology, how about some Roman mythology? May is named after the Roman goddess, Maia, the daughter of Atlas. Not buying mythology either? How about this? May babies are born into the most beautiful and temperature friendly month on the calendar. The trees are flowering yellow, pink, lavender, and white. It’s warm in the daytime and cool enough for a good sleep at night. May starts with a holiday, May Day, and ends with Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer. It is an awesome month to have a birthday!
“The world’s favorite season is the Spring. All things seem possible in May.” – Edwin Way Teale.
I am ending here because I am anxious to get outside on this beautiful first day of May. By the way, my birthday is on May 22. I wear an XL shirt and 36 x29 pants, but a gift card from Barnes and Noble would suffice. 😉
A Semi-retired Kind of Life 