It will wear off.

A good friend of mine is facing for the first time the fact that she is not going to have more babies. This is a choice that they made for their family a year or so ago. They have four children and now consider their family complete. She commented to me this week that she was a bit sad to no longer worry about prenatal vitamins and raising a newborn ever again. I can appreciate that sadness because I think all women who want children experience it. I assured her that with time that feeling does fade and you gain a new appreciation for where your children are in life and what the future holds for your family. I am now very much looking forward to the idea of a weekend away from my children this summer. Our youngest is finally at a point where staying overnight away from us is not traumatic. I could not do that if I had a newborn in the house. I will forever love my time with my babies but I like more portable children very much at this stage of my life.