Hi Ryn!

I am not half way across the world hun, i'm in Scotland! I'll be 26 in October and my 1st is due in a week and a half or so (hoping it makes an appearance earlier! LOL!).

I know what you mean about being told "you should travel, you need to work longer, have a career". I was bothered about it a little before but now i think that what makes a good parent is a person's ability to show love and change tactics (i.e. admit when they're wrong) and in my experience young people are usually more flexible than older ones when it comes to the latter (NOT always obviously ). Also i am glad that i'll be getting all my sleepless nights now, rather than when i'm in my mid-late 30's.

I now suffer from incredulous looks when i say i plan to be a SAHM and only work part time. Lots of women (who have complained, to ME, about how little they see their kids) tell me i'll hate it and i should feel bad as i should be "having it all". Well for me making my children and partner happy (he's been amazing through this pregnancy - just brilliant) is all the "ALL" i want.

Good luck with ttc. Before long you'll be holding your own little sweetie.

Hana