My friend Leanne is pregnant! It's very exciting. She married a sweet guy named Charles last year and now they have a bun in the oven. She's still experiencing first trimester yuckiness, but this ultrasound made it official. The baby is doing great so far. Having so many new babies and pregnancies around lately certainly makes me think about having kids. But once the gut reaction passes, I remember that I'm still not quite ready for that myself. I just snuggle my puppy and know that is good enough for now. Maple is pretty damn cute and incredibly soft, you know. Babies can come later. :-)