I've Got the Bug

*DISCLAIMER*

Even though I am about to talk about babies, it does not mean I am pregnant. 

Henceforth, I am NOT pregnant. 

In the last couple of weeks I have had the chance to spend time with several babies and toddlers. THEY ARE TOO CUTE! These young ones belong to friends at church, and I do love my baby-time.

However, it has really given me the baby bug lately. I keep wondering what it will be like to be pregnant, what labor will be like, how I will decorate their crib, and all that other cutesy stuff. (Josh doesn't have the baby bug at all...he's content having me all to himself.) When I think about being a mom, it gives me pure joy! It is the next big goal in my life. 

I imagined the other day someone asking me what my dream job would be. This is how I imagined that conversation going:

Inquirer: "So Sierra, what would your dream job be if you could do anything?"

Me: "Oh that's easy! I want to be a mom and a housewife!"

Inquirer: "No, no, no. I mean like a career. What would your dream career be?"

Me: "Yeah, to be a mom and a housewife."

Inquirer: "That's not a career. I'm asking if you could do anything in the WORLD!"

Me: "If I could do anything in the world, I would see my children grow up to be faithful followers of Jesus Christ and to do something that pleases the Lord. And I would see my husband and I living a happy and healthy marriage until the day we die." 

I think about being a mom, and it sounds so wonderful and adventurous, even though I know it can be REALLY REALLY tough sometimes. Of course I have other dreams in mind, like being a music teacher. Music will always be a big part of my life, but not the most important and not my ultimate dream. 

Usually, I get over the bug in a few days, and I realize that going to parties and get-togethers are really fun right now. Last weekend, Josh and I went to an Easter egg hunt that a couple from our church hosted at their home. It was a gorgeous day out, and several other couples brought their young kids to the party. Josh and I were the only couple who didn't have any little ones tagging along. I can say now that going to parties at this time in our lives is GREAT! I got to play with the kids and help them search for eggs. But at the end of the party, I knew it was just Josh and I going home. We had the rest of the day all to ourselves. I thought, "Wow, we should just keep going to parties like that. It's free birth control!" So I made sure the kids ate a lot of the sugar cookies I made before I left them with their parents. I am definitely going to be one of those aunts or grandmas someday that fills the kids up with sugar and send them home all riled-up. 

Here's to being married and not having kids yet! Most people tell me to enjoy it while it lasts, but I will enjoy each season as it comes. The season Josh and I are in is great, but I know having kids will be a different kind of great.

CHEERS if you have little ones at home!