popping out babies

It seems like everyone is busy making baby these days. There are six pregnant teachers in my school. My TESLian friends popped out babies one after another (it’s like a tag game). And my closest cousin is expecting his first son (whom I shall spoil with lots and lots of goodies!). There are quite a few times where I overheard my colleagues talked about the experience of giving birth which sounds very excruciating. They did not soften it up a bit by bleeping out few parts. Their stories had my imagination running wild and sometimes made me feel like I am about to give birth too. I’m a sucker when it comes to blood. I can’t see them without feeling giddy. Neither do I can listen about things that have something to do with blood.

I just heard a news about a TESLian friend of mine giving birth to a baby boy today. She has a small frame. I can't imagine her being pregnant. How does it feel being pregnant, anyway? A colleague of mine suffered greatly right now and she is just over 10 weeks pregnant. Instead of gaining weight, she actually lost weight and had shed about 9 kilos up until now. She throws up every now and then. That is one, nasty pregnancy. It gives me lots of fear.

Is having a baby all that great? Another TESLian friend of mine whose son I call the Auckland baby (she's the 1st among us to have a child) seems to have the joy of her life each time she holds her son. It must've feel really good I suppose to hold a person that you have carried inside you for 9 months. The love must be surpassing what I have ever known otherwise there won't be people saying that all of the burden of works seems to wash away when you hug your child.

I'Allah one day I shall have mine too. I have no idea on how many, that might depends on how well I could cope with the pain from the first experience ;p But it's interesting though to see how friends of my age have started their own family. I feels like it was yesterday all of us bounced around at the school compound during recess. It feels so recent that we came to class late because we were busy chatting with our flatmates the night before during our college years.

One day, soon, I'Allah. But I have to get married first though. Barney, you up for it? :)