I got your humor too.

Regarding the whole interest in peas thing, I think its like dogs. (Yes, I'm one of those annoying non-mothers who can always draw a comparison between children and dogs). I have friends, maybe two, that don't really care for dogs. I know this, and I know that they are bored if I start talking about my dogs, so I don't it. I save my dog talk for all of my other friends who have dogs and/or love dogs and they get excited when I tell them about a cute new habit one of my girls developed, or they are genuinely concerned if one of my pooches is sick. The point is to share the things that are important to you with other people who find the same things important.

DH and I are in the planning stages for getting pregnant next year. Before we seriously started talking about it, I already began planning for centuries and long rides next year. Now I realize that if all goes well on the conceiving front, I won't be able to do those things next year. But I will likely get to do them the following year, its a small price to pay for starting a family. As far as rides when we have a baby, DH and I plan to take turns babysitting while the other one rides (I'm not going to be the one always left behind holding the baby, I need play time too). I imagine we can find a friend or neighbor to watch the little one for a few hours if we both want to go out. And what about sitting swaps? I know when I was little my mom belonged to a sitting exchange group with other moms where they traded hours of babysitting, I'm assuming this sort of thing still goes on. I've already been scoping out mommy groups and hope to form a new social and support network as a mother. Once you become a mother, you'll meet other mothers with similar issues and they may have more solutions you haven't thought of yet. If riding is really important to you, you'll find a way to make it work. Good luck in trying, and I'm so sorry to hear about your mc.