Pregnant...to be, or not to be?

Hello Readers!

We just started our third year of this 68 year journey. Why 68 you ask?  Before we got married I asked June if she would be my date for the next 68 years of our lives. These first 2 went by so fast!  I never understood why older people drove so slow until now. 

I've quickly learned that life is not a race you want to finish first.  Especially not if you've got a great woman by your side.  Anyways, we need something to talk about...something worth your read.  I propose pregnancy!  I think it's perfect...only because June's not here right now to freak out on me.  (The picture of us easily hides my age behind her beauty. The main reason I am closer to wanting children than her!)

There is a lot to talk about regarding this subject from the common pro-life to pro-choice debate; adoption and abortion; figuring out when to have a baby and when to wait; also knowing when to quit as opposed to starting a small third world country!  The list goes on and on, which gives us plenty of time to decide....to be or not to be? 

Our perspective of pregnancy is much like that of sitting on the beach - close enough to the shore where the tide just touches your toes.  The perfect spot to watch those brave enough to venture out into the giant pool of salt water, getting swept away by the undertoe, and bitten by jellyfish.

When we set out originally we decided to wait 5 years before having any diapers to clean up new responsibilities.  I mean, at that point most couples are stable in their careers, have a savings account...with money, maybe even own a home.  5 years is textbook!?

Many of the people we know, or are surrounded by in life at the moment, are "with child" or without lives because they have children.  Just kidding about the no lives part. (I think that is a more of a common fear we childless people have.) Surprisingly, the couples we know who have children, or are starting families right now, are so beautiful!  They walk around looking like a woman who just got a facial.  Extra shiny and happy!  

Throughout the course of a week the topic probably comes up 3 or 4 times for us.  The conversation goes like this, "is today the day? No!" she replies. 

So what do you think?  Wait two more years?  Get pregnant?  Adopt?  Live it up as a couple for as long as we can? Let me know.  

~Johnny