Everyone's in on it!

Simon and I talked about it and we think we're ready! We thought it would take longer to settle into the whole being married thing, but really we're settled. We are sickeningly happy, we have a 3 bedroom house, great jobs... what more do you NEED to start a family?

Imagine my surprise when I tell my three closest friends SJ, SM and M and they say that they are all going to start trying to get pregnant (aka TTC- Trying to Conceive) soon too! I tell them, that I'm stopping my birth control pills mid cycle to see if that helps (you hear about all sorts of girls who get pregnant because they missed one or two pills), SJ and SM are going to start next month and M is waiting until she gets back from her trip to Australia in November. Who would have thought? All of us TTC together! It will be so great if we all get pregnant at the same time. In fact, SJ and SM have a plan- they will work together and alternate days off so that they can baby-share. One day SM will have both babies and SJ will work and then they switch. Sounds improbable that it will work out timing wise, but who's to say.

We have all been researching TTC tips and met with our OB/GYNs and we've learned that:

• Each month you have a 20% chance of getting pregnant
• You should limit caffeine (and alcohol, of course)
• You need to start taking prenatal vitamins with folic acid BEFORE you get pregnant!

Baby Insanity

Ok, now I know it's gotten bad. I started a Baby Registry. I didn't mean to, it just happened. I went on Amazon.com and just started browsing all of the super cute baby things, but then I saw some great items so I decided it wouldn't hurt to keep a list and since it's baby items... so now I have a registry. It's funny and pathetic and it's mine.

I've also decided on a name- Lily! I love it!

Baby Crazy

After being asked "When are you guys going to start a family?" a million times and answering with our standard "In 3-5 years" response, it's time to rethink things. I'm officially "Baby Crazy!" I'm not sure when it started. I've always loved kids of all ages, but suddenly, I'm obsessed. We went to dinner the other night with R&M and I couldn't stop starring at the baby at the next table. He was making the rounds at his table and my body ached to hold him. I felt like a piece of my was missing and I need to reach out and grab it. Everyone laughed at me, but it got me thinking...