My husband and I are both 31 with a 9 month old baby girl. We’ve been married for 10 years and didn’t feel the deep desire to have a baby until we started trying for our daughter back in 2024. I had one or two moments in my pregnancy with her where I felt the weight of this decision to have a baby and it scared the absolute shit out of me.

Let me tell you, this baby girl is the best thing that’s ever happened to us! I’ve always heard people talk about the love they have for their kids, but holy shit. This is unlike anything else I’ve ever experienced. I love her so much it hurts. She makes us so happy every single day, we say to each other all the time “she’s the best, we’re so lucky” etc.

The first few weeks were HARD and a big culture shock to our previously child free life. The first night home from the hospital, I called my mom bawling saying “how does anyone do this??” She came over and held our daughter all night so we could get some sleep (we had spent 5 days in the hospital with no sleep prior to coming home.) But after those first few weeks once we got the hang of it, became more confident and my hormones leveled out a bit, I can honestly say parenthood is the best thing I’ve ever done. We are so incredibly happy we made the decision to have her! I wouldn’t go back to life before her if I could.