That's one of my favorite quotes (from a movie I've never seen, so maybe it's out of context...but I don't care).
How did we know it was time to have a baby? After almost 9 years of marriage, and definitely over a decade together - what made us take the plunge? Truthfully, I wasn't sure when I wanted kids. I knew in some obscure way that it was in the plan, but just "not now".
After all, I had my career...and Jeff...and we were really happy to travel the world...and sleep in on weekends...and do basically whatever we wanted.
But about 2 years ago, my doctor asked me if I wanted to have kids. "Yes."
Do you know how many? "Maybe 2?"
How far apart? "I dunno. I haven't thought that far."
Well, you should really try to have them before you're 35 because there's this thing called 'Advanced Maternal Age' and...on and on... "Oh. Ok."
Enter my healthiness journey of the past 2 years. Enter the Weight Watchers plunge. Enter the focus on weight loss. Enter the focus on improving my overall health by eating less processed, more organic, more natural foods. Enter the focus on strength training.
All of this, not just for me, but to prepare myself to even be able to conceive, let alone carry a baby.
The other question the doctor asked - which my mom also said she saw on Oprah or Dr. Oz or someone was... Picture your holidays and your life when you are 65. Do you have grandchildren? If so, children come first...plan accordingly.
So. After some soul searching and looooooong discussions, we began trying to have a baby. Nothing happened for almost a year. And then it did.
And we are amazed, excited, scared, nervous, and definitely NOT ready...but we're not waiting anymore.
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