I know what you all are thinking. As soon as many people see the words "baby fever" they assume that girl is trying to get pregnant ASAP. That may be true in some cases but definitely not most. My definition of "Baby Fever" is a woman's indescribable love of babies and everything having to do with them.

Often times, I withhold the concept of "baby fever" from anyone whom I expect to freak out about it, even from my mom. It has such a negative connotation but it does not need to.

There is nothing wrong with seeing a baby in public and thinking it is cute. That is a normal reaction from many. Those with baby fever, though, see this baby and just want to hold and cuddle it. Any baby will do, not only your own. Walking through Target and seeing the baby clothes section, I cannot help walking through looking at the little outfits and shoes that could easily fit a baby doll.

My main infatuation with babies is that they are so small and pure, and have so much to learn. Babies obviously grow at a fast rate in their first few years, and are constantly learning more and are gaining new abilities. When a baby is not crying, they are happy. They seem to only have two moods and I love it. Even when they cry, they seem so cute and innocent whereas if I cry about wanting food, I am ugly and a mess. Babies have such innocent smiles and are so easy to cheer up because of only really having to main moods. They have not lived enough to encounter some battles that we all go through later on as we grow up.

I always laugh when I am watching a little one and everyone in public gives me those stares. Everyone is silently calculating in their head how old they think I am, how old the baby I am with is, and then how old I must have been when I had the baby (that is not even mine). Then I am sure they start thinking about whether or not I graduated high school and possibly where the dad is. I just laugh to myself because as much as it could be my own child, it could just as well not be my own child.

We really need to stop shaming those with baby fever. Many of those who have it, including myself, want to wait a long time to have kids. We are in no rush to actually have our own child. Until then, I am completely ready and okay with babysitting for other parents of newborns especially and being Mommy for the night.