well here goes!

[ilovegiraffes]

Hello everyone!
I am a new person to this forum, but I've read from time to time and I wanted to finally post. My husband and I have been wanting to have children for the past 2 years, but it's always been a really bad time. We've moved across the country, then the state, have both been unemployed, found work, then both lost our jobs again. This year has been rough, but we are both about to begin working full-time jobs w/benefits (yeah!) and we are going to try to start a family. I'm new to this whole process - having no brothers, sisters, etc. and I'm anxious to learn all I can.

[annie7]

Re: having kids Rule # 1 If you wait until you can afford it, you'll never have any. Rule # 2 If you wait until the time is "right", you'll never have any. Rule # 3 The sooner you have them, the sooner you can smooch on 'em and hug 'em and make "zthblerts" noises on their chubby tummies to hear them giggle! ~Annie

[sophie]

Welcome.... and good luck with starting your family!

[Erin Pavlina]

Congratulations on your decision to start a family! we just had our second baby 5 weeks ago and smooching his cute little cheeks is the best thing I've got going these days. :)

Especially at 1:30 am....and 4:30... etc.

[ilovegiraffes]

Thanks for all the well wishes! I can say it's been really great so far. I though that I was the baby crazy one, but my husband keeps bringing home baby books from the library and encouraging my baby mania. I can't wait!