Holy cow, what's with the baby boom lately??

Austyn at almost 7!
The day we brought her home...12 days old
The first pic of our Little Peanut!!

So I've found it very weird how so many friends/acquaintances have had or are going to have a baby in the last 6-12 months!! I was told that over the long cold winter that there was nothing to do, but that doesn't account for all the babies born during the snowy season here!! We've had close to 8 friends have babies in the last 6 months and have about 4-5 more due in the next 6 months...crazy!!! I've been thinking that it's in the water, and my lovely hubby has been repeatedly telling me to stop drinking said water:-)!! We've been so fortunate to have 3 healthy, happy kiddos in the last 7 years and couldn't imagine starting over again(hard for me to swallow!) We had always wanted 4 kids, but after Patrick came along it seemed like the perfect fit had finally made his appearance, along with the fact that Daddy thought he might loose his mind if we entered any more little people into our flock:-)! This being said, our first baby will be turning 7 this Tuesday, the 16th. 7!!!!!!!! Am I old enough to have a 7 year old???? According to Courtney I am, he never lets me forget my age, which isn't officially OLD quite yet, give me 3 more months and then we'll talk. Austyn came into this world with such a surprise for the whole family with coming almost 7 weeks early, breech and emergency c-section! She's kept us on our toes from day one!! But being such a big baby, 5 lbs 6 1/2 oz, for that early, she was huge, she only had to spend 12 days in the NICU at Blank and was able to meet the world a month after her birth for the first time! Had we known then what we know now, she was just the beginning of the roller coaster that would insue in our lives over the next 3 years! We can't imagine that our baby is going to be 7, perfectly healthy, opinionated and a fashion forward little girl who's pushing 16 faster than I'd like her to!! Just thought I'd take my trip down memory lane to what was and how far we've come in these last 7 years!!! Happy early birthday to my Austyn!! Mommy loves you so much, no matter how crazy you drive me!