I'm sick with Baby Fever!!
*cough* *cough* I think I'm coming down with something.
What the heck is wrong w me? Wasn't someone else posting a while back about their "baby fever"? I think I "caught" it from them. 
My BF and I have been dating almost a year now. He's planning on buying a house sometime this spring and has asked me and my two daughters to move in with him.
The other day I was watching Downtown Abbey and there was a baby on the show. Something came over me. I want a baby. What the heck is wrong w me?
My DD's are 14 and 7, I just got to the point where they are somewhat interdependent, out of diapers and bottles. WHY would I want to go through that again?
I talked to my BF about it. He said he had thought about it, but thought I was dead set against having any more kids so didn't say anything about it. Plus, he's 43 and concerned about being an old father, and that his age might have an affect on the baby's health. I'm 36, so I could still have another baby if I wanted to, but at this point in my life, do I really want to?
I think part of my problem is I missed so much when my girls were little. I went back to work six weeks after they were born, and have worked full time the entire time I've been a mother. I made so many mistakes with my eldest, it would be nice to "do it right" this time. Money would not be an issue, my BF makes over $100K a year.
Okay, I really don't want a baby. I want a toddler, you know, right when they're learning to talk and learning everything about the world around them. They can walk, but are still small enough to cuddle up on your lap with you. Awwwww.
But I want to travel, and enjoy a little freedom now. Someone, slap some sense into me!!! Maybe I should get a puppy since I want something that can sit on my lap? LOL.
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Goodtimes - ha ha - 96
Goodtimes - ha ha - 96 months! Yeah, that should cure me.
Kristin - I was 21 when I had my first, still quite young and dumb. There's so much about being a mother I've learned since then, wish I could go back in time.
Correction, wish I had met my current BF back then.
oh well
That's the other thing that
That's the other thing that bothers me. I don't like that my girls are so far apart in age. IF I did have another baby, my eldest would be 14-15 years older than the baby.
My brother was 8 years older than me and we were never close. I blame the huge gap in our ages.
Ahh you're in the longest
Ahh you're in the longest feeling stage right between new mom and grandma. Get a puppy or kitten to stave off the baby fever and before you know it, in about 10-15 years or so, your oldest DD will be hopefully preparing for a bundle that you can get your fill on.
Hang in there!
You're right! I didn't think
You're right! I didn't think about that! In 10-15 years I'll be a grandma! The best situation ever.
On the other hand, you could
On the other hand, you could help some friends who have toddlers babysit. I'm sure you'll change your tune quite a bit. Get the loudest, most obnoxious, terrible two ones, and realize that could be you.
Human beings are amazing, we don't remember the horrible times dealing with pregnancy and childbirth and raising kids, and instead get flooded with hormones that say MORE MORE MORE.
For the glory of the propagation of our species, I suppose.
(edited to add--or go sit in a Walmart for an hour or two.)
LOL, I love it. Walmart,
LOL, I love it. Walmart, here I come!
You're right, Sue, I'm afraid
You're right, Sue, I'm afraid I'm getting ahead of myself here.
Darn hormones!!
A friend of mine said, "so you're willing to have kids with this man, but you don't want to get married? Having a child is even more of a commitment than getting married." And she's right, I think I'm just "in love" with the IDEA of having a baby.
Don't worry, I'm not going to stop taking my BC pills.
LOL, it's just so weird. I'm
LOL, it's just so weird.
I'm currently prego with my first one, and going back in my diary during the horrible morning sickness (throwing up almost every hour), after every entry I wrote "THIS IS THE ONLY ONE, DON'T EVER HAVE ANOTHER ONE. DO NOT FORGET HOW HORRIBLE THIS IS. YOU ARE SUFFERING WORSE THAN YOU HAVE EVER PHYSICALLY SUFFERED BEFORE." or some variation of that.
Now that the sickness has passed, I'm all... a second one wouldn't be so bad. I can't remember! I don't know what's wrong with me! Let's have another one as soon as this one's out. But I remember telling myself over and over again, never again. Hormones are indeed strong things,
"a second one wouldn't be so
"a second one wouldn't be so bad" ROTFL!!
Thing is, my second pregnancy WAS better than my first.
I told SO today that I wanted
I told SO today that I wanted a baby too with him. I have the fever too...bad. I said in a while, after we are married, and financially doing well. And he said 'As long as we are okay financially, then I would love to have a kid with you.' I have the fever but I can wait. I have BS8 and twin BS5.