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Baby crazy...? I'm thinking maybe.
Oook, sooo, since about 3 months into our marriage, I have had BOTB, like hardcore irrational hormonally driven need to get pregnant. Knowing that DH and I are still really in debt till August next year I had to drive it into my brain that it's really not a good idea right now.
My dad's 50th birthday is in May. And to celebrate he's renting a condo near Disney and he and my mom, DH and I, my two brothers and their gfs are spending a week in Orlando. We're going to Universal Studios and two days and Disney. We're going to ride rollercoasters and drink our way around the world at Epcot. We decided this Memorial day, so it immediately squashed my need to TTC because I didn't want to be pregnant and miss the fun, or have an infant to lug around (besides afore mentioned financial situation). But that we would start TTC pretty much as soon as we got back.
So I was good on that, I really was, till like, a week ago. I work at Best Buy, and I saw this thing we started carrying called the Baby Bullet. It's made by the company who made the Magic Bullet (a little blender/food processor system) but it's made for making and storing your own baby food. That damn little thing flipped a switch in my brain and suddenly ZOMG!! I NEED IT!!!
I NEED TO BUY IT AND PUT IT IN THE SMALLEST BEDROOM THAT EVERYONE CALLS THE "NURSERY" AND SAVE IT FOR WHEN WE HAVE KIDS!!! (yes even I know it sounds kinda crazy)
Then today I was thinking about our Disney trip and thinking to myself about all the cute baby stuff they have in the shops and if it would be weird to get something cute for our future children.
Am I crazy or is this normal?
Re: Baby crazy...? I'm thinking maybe.
I think it just means you are ready! I think it would be fine to get a little outfit from Disney! Just be aware if you have trouble TTC it might be bitter sweet to have that.
LOL at the baby bullet, it is my current obsession! I didn't know Best Buy sold them...DO you know a price LOL.
Have fun planning your trip and then come home and get BUSY!!!!
Baby Bullet is $59.99 at Best Buy
Yes DH is in the same boat. We'll be sitting around and he'll go "In May, let's make a baby" or something like that. We're ready, just gotta get our finances in order, and enjoy our last baby-free trip.
Well obviously I am not the right person to tell you what to do..... Because I say GO FOR IT haha :-) DH knew from the get go that we wanted to have children, and we got into the mindset that if we kept waiting for x to happen, and y to be paid off, and z amount of money to be saved that we would never get around to having a baby. I do NOT regret our decision whatsoever even though we may not be in the 2011 definition of "ideal" situation to be having a child. We have SO much more, and are way more established than my parents were when the had me... And I survived :-)
Also - I went to Disney in March and was pregnant. We only did Magic Kingdom, but I was able to do everything there and had a great time!! I also agree with PP in that getting pregnant isn't always as easy as you think. We spend so many years trying NOT to get pregnant in fear that any slip up will cause a baby, that when you do actually start trying its amazing how hard it can really be. It took DH and I 6 months of trying to get the job done... so just something to think about.
I think you definitely sound baby crazy
I think each couple has to decide for themselves when the right time is. It's important that your H is on the same page. And you don't need to be in perfect condition financially, but you do have to have a plan for how things will work.
H and I were both baby crazy before we met each other. So we weren't going to wait too long before we started trying. I put my foot down on getting married first, and we did enjoy 8 months after the wedding with just us, before we started trying. H is in school, so money will be tight, but neither of us could wait any longer. We have a plan in place, and we are good at budgeting, so now we're pregnant and couldn't be happier!
I do know how it feels to be baby crazy, but to know that it's not the right time. It's hard, but I made it through, and so can you if that's the case!