I got the fever

For those of you who are married, I’m sure you realized that once you tie the knot, friends and family will undoubtedly start asking that famous question- “when are you going to have a baby?” I think we started getting this before we had even walked down the aisle and it only intensified after we were married, with some people even suggesting that Kevin should “man up” when we didn’t get pregnant right away. (Yes, Dad, I know about that… haha.) But after only 6 months of marriage, we were pregnant… and happily so. We can’t imagine not having Cole in our lives and are lucky to have such a happy, well-adjusted kid. We fear with him being so good what we will face with the next child. (But that is another topic for another time.) Once Cole was born, people started asking the next logical questions- how many kids do you want and when will you have the next one?

We have always known that we wanted a few kids (I would like 4 and Kevin says 2, so hopefully we will meet in the middle at 3), but now is the question of how long to wait in between. It has seemed logical to us that even though we want our kids to be somewhat close in age, we need to consider factors like finances, work schedules, daycare, and most importantly, our living situation. Our condo is big enough for one kid, but 2 would be pushing it. Right?

But what I didn’t account for was this terrible sickness that has come over me- Baby Fever. It started with a girl at work asking me questions about her pregnancy and me living vicariously through her. Then the Facebook announcements came, one after another. Everyone seemed to be getting pregnant. The ones that especially got to me were those who had babies the same ages as Cole but were already getting pregnant again. If they are having another one, shouldn’t I? I don’t even necessarily know that I’m ready for another baby, but every time I hear about someone else getting pregnant, I can’t help but getting that little twinge, a yearning for another little one.

How do I cure my baby fever?