I bitched and moaned through four pregnancies, and each time that magic moment came when it was clear that I was about to go through [yet another] labor and delivery, and that there was no stopping, no turning back, no do-overs. All this was close to four years of my life when totaled and I think the experience of being pregnant and giving birth was one of the hardest things I've ever done.

Which is why I'm a little slack-jawed at the news of British mom Carole Horlock, who enjoys giving birth so much that she's now carrying her 10th, 11th, and 12th babies as a surrogate mom. "Some people like eating, others enjoy smoking, but for me it’s being pregnant."

Better you than me, honey, that's all I can say. I have nothing but respect for women who make pregnancy work for them and for whom it's not 9 months of torture. I think there are quite a few happy parents who have Carole to thank for doing something she enjoys.