Hello! I am brand new to HelloBee, though I've been lurking for a while and was over on WB before this. My husband and I have been married for a little over a year (June 4, 2011). He is employed full time and I work part time and am beginning my last year of graduate school. We have been talking about having a family since before we got married, but because he was in school and now I am, and we live in an apartment, we thought we would wait a while until things seemed more "stable." We kind of decided that our two year anniversary seemed like a good time to go for it. Lately, however, we've both been a little baby crazy.

Last night we had an unplanned and very serious conversation about just going for it NOW, moving our timeline up almost a year. If we were to get pregnant quickly, the baby would (god willing) not come until after I completed graduate school. I could then look for jobs over the summer staying at home with the LO and then go back to work PT. I was so excited last night about the idea of it.

This morning, I am having a mini panic attack--what if we AREN'T ready? Maybe I should take this year to focus on school and enjoy this time with my husband (we've been together for 4 years but were friends for 6 years prior--not like we haven't spent good time together, but I do love this period of just us). Maybe we should plan a fun just the two of us trip for our anniversary and wait until then to try? Do all people have a little panic attack when TTC becomes more real?

If we do start going for it, next week is the first FW...so soon! Anyways, sorry to ramble on and on. Obviously DH and I will continue to talk about it and I will fill him in on my feelings. Just interested to see how other people felt when they made these kind of decisions. Thanks for listening, and I look forward to getting to know you all!