Oh Baby!

I knew that when I got married, people (or rather every relative my husband and I have) would continually bring up the "When you having a baby?" question. I know it is a given because the next course in life after marriage is child rearing. And, I guess I did make a commitment when I recited my vows that I would go forth and procreate. But I thought it could be at my leisure; however, I must be wrong and we are apparently losing some kind of race.

Within the past few weeks, we have found out that four of my husband's five college roommates are expecting. To top it off a co-worker and friend of my husband announced that his famous son is also having a baby. At a wedding this past weekend, we met the newest addition to another friend's family, as well as heard about this little one's new baby cousin.

I feel there must be some kind of conspiracy here. My guess is that there is something in the water. Toys R Us, Fisher Price and Huggies have teamed up to create their own Weapon of Mass Destruction (destruction of a woman's uterus that is) -- instant fertility. It makes women ready, both mentally and physically, for conception. Apparently, it is being tested with great success in Ohio, West Virginia and Pennsylvania. I am assuming infant and toddler sales are declining and that they wanted to drive the market up by producing clientele.

Or maybe, it is the next big reality show to hit the air waves. Whoever pops out a child first wins $10,000, a new minivan and their 15 minutes of fame. I must have missed that message from Mark Burnett.

Believe me, I am not opposed to having children. I was just hoping that I could do it when it was best for me and not because there is a game show host about to start a countdown clock.