Baby on the Mind

About two years ago, I was afraid of baby books.  In fact, I avoided all books related to baby stuff.  Avoided all aisles involving baby stuff when shopping.  I was getting the baby bug.  My biological clock was ticking.  I thought getting involved in all that would be bad karma since it was too soon for my husband and I to start a family.  

Then I decided that parenting books were okay.  I work with young children, and parents are often asking me advice on discipline and problem solving.  So, I felt that parenting books were safe to read since it was a necessary tool for my job.  I love “How to talk so your kids will listen, and how to listen so your kids will talk.”  I also like “Positive Discipline.”  

Well, it’s a slippery slope from there, and I crashed head on into baby book land.  There is so much information out there.  It’s hard to imagine having a child without taking a course on it!  I hope it’s not bad karma.  I was afraid that I would be jinxing myself if I read these books before I was pregnant.  As if reading these books would ruin my chances of having a child.  I was worried about having all this information and then no child to use it.  But, having a child is such an important responsibility, and I really want to do it right… or as right as I can.  So, I’ve read the baby books.  And.  On occasion, I walk down the baby aisle- just to look.