Do you have any friends with little ones you can kidnap for an afternoon? I'm sure they'd be more than happy for some time off and it would help to get your fix :-)

good grief

umm, what's a snuggly?

Actually it's your fourth decade! Not to rub salt in or anything...

What is it that makes little kids so tasty? I kissed my cousin (4 year old, cherub like) on the cheek earlier on and felt an irresistable urge to just nibble on her gorgeousness!

jocelyn does it again!

try those baby feet with bbq sauce, delicious!

happy birthday!

do you not answer your comments anymore?

you *must* see a picture of my sons thighs. your ovaries will churn.

If you need a fix, I can send you pics of my brand new, smells sooooo good, nephew, Ephraim!

Since being diagnosed a diabetic, I prefer my babies with the grape jelly sauce, thank you.

Joc - You know our kids are going to be so cute playing together. We'll teach them Hole. It'll be awesome.

RzDrms - I think they're those things that you use to wrap the baby to you so you can free your hands. Kinda looks like this http://www.dartmouth.edu/~lpetitto/snuggly.jpg. Heh.

Smelly mel - I almost ate the foot of this kid being held by his mother squished in an elevator with me. Almost. I had to talk myself out of it. It was that bad.

Hubs - You completely broke my heart. First, you disappeared. Then, you changed web addresses without even telling me, letting me figure it out for myself like we don't know each other at all. But, I'll see you on the bbq sauce and raise you some chipotle. At least we can agree on baby feet.

sara & Jen - I'm not sure I could handle the cute. It might actually kill me.

wil - Alex says you win best baby comment.

Oh, the baby thighs. My 8 week old daughter got them just this week and they are, indeed, delicious.

WARNING:
I turned 30 363 days ago and would have said I was exactly where you are now. Then my husband was almost killed when he was hit by a car on his bike.

Funny, now I have a 5 week old.

Please don't say that. See, your move was a little hard for me to deal with, i just needed some space, to process things, to understand where each of us was heading. I came out a better, more accepting person. As for not telling you my new address, I didn't tell anyone. Everybody figured it out on there own. Joce figured it out about three weeks ago. I'm sure you're not taking it personally and giving up on all we had. i'm not. ;)

indeed chipoltle is good, but if you get a chance, try the honeymustard glazed upper arm chub. just the smell will have alex's boys swimmin upstream.

I can tell you that my 30s have rocked. I love this decade. I love my body more than ever before (even though it's heavier than in my teens & 20s), I feel much more settled in my career choice but don't feel settled in life (in a stifling way). Yup, 30s are wonderful! I think you'll enjoy them!

Deb,
Not for anything, but 30 and up is awesome. And pregnant tummy pics will be great :)

i think its the season...doesn't it seem like everybody is pregnant or has a scruptious little newborn.

I don't thnk you're crazy for discussing a bun while it's not even in the oven yet... I do it all the time with my guy and we're not even planning to have a kid for another 6 years minimum! (ok maybe 5)
When we're done, I grab my cat and pretend to eat her up even tho she smells like cheese

She is not like this in real life. I swear. I wouldn't let her come over if she talked about snuggly's and breeding. it could get her kicked out of my Skybar for the summer.

ajhaah a aha ha ah ah HA HA AH AHA Hh

Im SOO not ready for thirty. I'm having a hard time knowing that I just hit the big 2-4. Ugh. Then 25, 26 it just goes up from there. Hahaha.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/benmcleod/sets/75863/ - I found this persons pix to be inspiring to procreate.. What an angel.

I am currently in "flying to paris on sunday and hopeing there is a ring for me when i get there" phase... :)

oh lord... i hear you. i'm just days away from 31, but let me tell you about 30...
when i was 28 & 29, nearly everyone i knew got married. i didnt even have a date for most of those weddings and i was FINE with it - i had promised myself that i would NOT even consider marriage before the age of 30... somewhere in that 29th year, i found the boy... but it was still all good - no obsessions, no thoughts about LIFE... but when i hit 30 - 29 years of pent up 'donteventhinkaboutitandbecomeoneofthosegirls' came flooding out... i dont think i have STOPPED thinking about weddings yet...

good luck with your slightly more adult 30 year old obsession... you wont get rid of it, so just learn to manage it - you know?

Ah hem, wait till you turn 40 ladies! Been there for 3 years and ya know, its not so bad... no, really! I don't look my age and I certainly haven't slowed down since my 20-30's... well, maybe a little. 50 scares me the most, just the word "fifty" makes me hyperventilate. BUT I still dance in supermarkets, still push my husband around on a shopping cart in Target, still duel with water noodles in a Walmart equivalent, still play computer games more than I should... and that baby thing, sometimes it still haunts me as well. (I don't have any... wait, does a 5 year old parrot count as a child?!)

Point is, you don't HAVE to get old mentally, your body may show signs of age, but I say and always will, age is a state of mind. Keep it fun! Who cares if people stare!

Girl, kids are cute but sticky. If you feel the need to invite a needy, noisy, and wrinkle-y new roomate into your life, I say get a bassett hound puppy and call it a day.

30. Yes, well, it's really not all that bad. And while I will admit to a little bit of a breakdown leading up to (dating men at least 5 years or more younger) the big day, I must admit I'm thoroughly enjoying my 3rd decade.

And the part about us "peaking" in our 30s? Totally thought it was a cliche. Then it happened to me and now I'm as horny as a 16 year old boy in health class.

Dupin:

Word up.

Joce

Deb--so funny you posted this :) I spent an hour and a half this afternoon oohing and ahhing over my friend Deb's new baby--1 month old. He's BEAUTIFUL. And looked at him in his little car carrier thingy and got teary and thought, How sweet is that? And I held him..and rocked him...and damn he's heavy. But I saw the love in Deb's eyes when she looked at him, even when he's burping and contemplating poopytime... I want that too. Still workin on the wedding part (am 31--32 in October) but I dreaded 30..everyone was married with kids and when they told me they were having one or more I cried...for the wrong reasons... I cried because it wasn't me...not out of happiness for their good fortune... but I know the teary I got today was because little Justin has a beautiful mommy and an amazing daddy...and yeah..I want one, but I'm happy he has them. I'll borrow him now and then until I can have one of my own :) Happy 30!!

Well, we're back!

No, we're not available to babysit on Saturday evening!

I think I'm going on another cruise ... a long one.

it happened to me too. it sort of comes in waves though. one day is I WANT ONE RIGHT NOW and the next is all, ew.

30s are great! Once you turn 40 you'll realize how young you actually were, so better enjoy it now while you can.

Honey, I don't have gave your info, but women don't peak until their 40's and yes, it is true. Best sex I have ever had!

Happy Birthday Smitten! I am turning 28 in September and all I can think of is the minutes ticking away pushing me closer and closer to 30! I have a list of must do things before I turn 30. I'm on a good role, but I tend to be a bit unrealistic about these things so I'm sure I will miss something.
I went backwards. I have a three year old boy, now I am waiting for the husband and all I can think of is the saying that a woman is more likely to be killed by a terrorist than to marry after 40!!!! I know it is utter craziness, but of course it still sticks in my mind none the less. Oh well, if it is true I have 12 more years to find Mr. right.
All I can say is when you and your husband do become pregnant, enjoy every moment and every fat roll because they grow SOOOOO fast and as soon as they hit a year old the baby cravings come right back to life.