No, I'm not talking about a sexually transmitted disease or anything nasty.
I'm talking about the baby itch.
I wouldn't have believed you three months ago if you'd have told me that the desire to get knocked up hits once you're married. Yeah, right, that's such BS.
I was such an idiot.
I'll admit, the "itch" most certainly doesn't happen for everyone. I know many married women who say "will I ever WANT, like really WANT to have a kid?" I also know many who didn't know they wanted kid until some crazy itch kicked in post-wedding.
For the past month, I can't stop myself from thinking,"how wonderful would it be to give birth to another life? A little face that's a little bit me, a little bit Topher?"
WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? I'm not yet 25, we've been married three months, and there is still SO much I and we want to do before we bring kiddos into the picture. Yet, I can't help but get excited four days out of the week about the idea of having a babe.
I even spent a good two hours on this amazing site the other weekend and spent a lunch discussing birth plans with Topher, to whom I of course had to explain what a birth plan was. That was fun...
I know it's not the right time. Yet, I still keep having dreams that I'm pregnant....
Anyone else get the "itch," not getting it, commiserating with me?
It doesn't even wait until after the marriage if you're me. But with both of us still in grad school, and the owning of three dogs, well...not entirely conducive to enjoyable baby-having. I keep reading and dreaming, though...
ReplyDeleteOoo I am right there with ya! I'm a little older than you (28) and after we get married (in a year) we plan to start trying right away! That still doesn't make it less scary though, knowing that it's the "right" time. I guess it's hard to say b/c there's probably never a perfect time to have a child and totally change your lifestyle! That being said, I am still super excited and I plan on stalking baby blogs as soon as I'm done with the wedding! Good luck on holding off the "itch" :) And yay for the peacecorps!
ReplyDeleteDon't have the itch yet, and I'm *pretty* sure I won't have it for a few years. I hope :)
ReplyDeleteNo itch for me, although when I read That Wife and OMG Mom I think to myself "I want one of THOSE. One of the cute ones!" I'm hoping to keep baby-longing at bay because like you, there is a LOT Josh and I want to do before a kid takes over our life. We won't even get a dog for that exact reason.
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ReplyDeleteAny baby would be lucky to have such a happy-go-lucky mama like you!!!
ReplyDeleteOh man. It's been two weeks and I think that 'itch' is more of a turn on factor now that I am off the pill (not TTC, but the hormones were killing me after 9 years). I think it makes me want to actually have sex because of the risk factor, even though I know spawning a demon at the moment would be no good for us at all.
ReplyDeleteI suddenly got the itch and I think it's because, for me, I finally don't have "deadlines" - I'm done with school, we have a huge apartment, and it's like, "we could totally have kids!!!!" I get excited at the possibility.
ReplyDeleteMy way of dealing with it is to start The List. It's The List of things I want to do before I have children (go to Australia, run a marathon). Having it reminds me that there is stuff I want to do before I have a baby.