I just wanted to share something that kept me up last night...

Two of my best friends told me last night they are pregnant (well, the female half of the pair is, but you know...). Which is great - I'm really happy for them, and they'll be great parents.

This follows on from another pair of friends having a baby just at the end of December.

Also a few older friends of friends have toddlers now who I met for the first time just before Christmas.

Which is great for all of them, lovely people one and all.

But - when did everyone my age start having babies ?!?

I'm 29. So the older ones with toddlers, that I could take. They were early/mid 30s (I always automatically treat anyone older than me as my superior - which probably isn't that healthy - let's blame my parents and school).

But now when people who were in my school year are having little uns - I mean, I think of getting a dog as too much responsibility!!!

I don't want to come across as one of those typical "too macho to settle down" men. I'm very domesticated and spend huge amounts of time cooking and cleaning and comparing prices on tins in the supermarket - I'm not falling out of nightclubs at three in the morning

But I don't know, a kid still seems a huuuuuuge thing... Scary. I'm not sure I'm ready to grow up yet