Peek into a possible future

If the husband and I ever wondered how life would be with several children, the photo here would probably offer us a glimpse.

This snapshot, taken with our niece and nephews, looks almost like the perfect family portrait in which everyone is happy. Whether or not the husband and I would remain sane with three young children is anyone's guess.

For someone like me who needs things around me to be in order, I suspect I'd go mad quite fast with three young children in tow.

I would very much love to spend the rest of my life with the husband alone. Without the burden of children, we would be able to go on impromptu holidays whenever, wherever. Without the burden of children, we could design our home in any way we please and not have to worry about sharp edges and restrictive window grills. Without the burden of children, we could forever drive two-door cars.

Without the burden of children, we could sleep peacefully every night, with our limbs entwined, unlike any of these unfortunate positions:

The husband feels the same way too.

We are still so undecided if a junior has a place in our marriage. All the sacrifices we would have to make!

Yet, somehow, that happy photo inspired us to give parenthood a try. At least we would attempt to have one child. And if the child turned out to be a handful, we would put a ribbon around him/her and deliver him/her to our eager parents as a present.

Anyway, we have four months left to decide if we want to set our baby plans in motion. Four months. Yikes. It will come before we know it.