Why is it that when someone close to you has a baby, you get inundated with questions as to when your blessed even will be coming?

Why do people think that holding a newborn will make you suddenly want to jump on the baby bandwagon?

I can’t even begin to count how many times I have been asked if my sister’s baby makes me want to have one of my own. Of course he is cute and sweet… for now… but that doesn’t change the reasons why I haven’t had a child yet. It doesn’t change the fact that we are not financially ready for a child. It doesn’t change the fact that we are in a transitional period of our lives with our careers. It doesn’t change any of the other factors that Hubby and I have discussed about when it will be right for us to bring another life into the world.

Last weekend, Hubby and I were hanging out with the family. We were playing with the baby and having a fine time when New Daddy leaned over to Hubby and ever-so-casually asked, “Sooooooo, when will you guys being having one?” I guess he has been asked that one to many times because Hubby looked right back at New Daddy and said, “We probably won’t ever have one. Kids take away your freedom and I am not quite sure I ever want that to happen. ” New Daddy just stared at Hubby like he had lost it.

Chances are that we will have a little kiddo one day, but it is kinda fun messing with people when they constantly ask when that day will be.