Don't hold your breath...

We will not be having kids in the near future.  That is still two years away, easy!

Last night we babysit for two hours and it really hit home just how much of your time & effort a baby consumes.  All of it!  My friend D was coming in to Philly from the burbs for some philanthropic organization meeting and we had plans to meet up for a quick drink beforehand so I could meet her 6 week daughter "Baby E" and we could catch up (new mommy craving some adult conversation).  I offered to babysit last minute, since she was running late and I thought it would be hard to attend the meeting with infant-in-tow, besides the meeting was only a few blocks from our apartment.    I thought it would be fun and good exposure for Ad. 

Baby E wasn't any harder to take care of than I thought she would, but at that age all babies are generally futzy.  When they are so little, you can't really play with them - all they do is eat, sleep, poop, & cry.  We got a taste of all of that!  Even when she was gurgling like a happy little baby and required little effort (just sitting on the floor rocking her gently) I realized how much effort it is to have a baby.  Your whole life changes and revolves around the well-being of your child.  Yikes - I don't think we're quite ready for that yet! 

I know that lots of women have that "I want kids" feeling when they are holding a baby, and while I have had fleeting moments of that when holding my niece and nephews I really didn't experience any of that yesterday.  I think it felt more "real" being just Adam and I with the baby, and not surrounded by family (and the baby's mommy) the second she got futzy.  Also, having her in our apartment made it hit home how much our life would change.  I took care of Baby E almost the entire time - Adam was helpful handing me a diaper, moving the rocker, making my dinner, etc.  I was so preoccupied with keeping Baby E from crying that I didn't do much of anything else.  I can't even tell you what show was on TV while we took care of her.

So, no babies planned for us for awhile.