Babies just do that to you

Why is it that seeing newborn baby clothes, tiny preemie diapers, and those precious little zip-up sleepers makes you want to have another baby right this very minute?

I went to the baby shower of a good friend yesterday and said plenty of my own "oohs" and "ahhs". Everything was tiny and blue and so, so precious.

And when I made a comment about how sweet it would be to have another baby, my 16 year-old daughter turned around and assured me that it would not be sweet in any possible way.
She was absolutely positive of that fact.

I wasn't alone, though. There were women of all ages agreeing with me that they've been
bitten by that bug a time or two.

I was blessed to have three very easy pregnancies, and there have been many times over the past several years that I've wanted to go through that again.

Enjoying my pregnancy, being able to nurse, and that tiny amazing life that you carry for nine months.

Sigh.

It's just so wonderful.

For a long time I felt like there was something wrong with me because I just couldn't make that desire to go away. We took permenant measures to make sure three would be it for us a long time ago, but I knew that if God wanted it to happen again he could make it happen.
I mean, He did create the earth and all.

But now I'm just resigning to the fact that it's normal to feel this way. Eventually, that desire will go away (as my mom assures me often).

Or maybe God will give me another baby and I'll write a post titled "What was I thinking?"

Originally posted November 2008 @ Mom in Transition