A year ago if you asked me if I would have baby fever anytime soon, I would have told you… “NOT A CHANCE”.   Because I have had babies every two years for the past 6 years.  But now that my youngest is growing more into a busy toddler and less of a snuggly baby, I find myself longing for a baby.

I have thought about getting a puppy, but it’s not the same thing.  Or is it?

I love having babies.  I just never liked the pregnancy part.  Especially after the first one.  Because when you are preggo, your body does not belong to you.  So you prepare yourself (once you’ve become a seasoned veteran at being pregnant) for an aching pelvis bone, lack of comfort in bed, and the fact that your ankles may very well swell up to the size of giant water balloons depending on the season you are most pregnant in.

But at the end of all of that, you have a tiny little screaming ball of love.  And giving birth seems to breathe new life into you (because with the sleepless nights, you’re going to need a breath of something).

And I long for that a little right now.

Does baby fever ever really go away?