Oh, and I forgot to tell the reason why I wanted to post to this thread in the first place. People wanting to touch pregnant bellies sure seems to be a universal thing ... i've never done it, uninvited, but always have the desire to! I have to say that my wife surprised me, when pregnant with our first, by offering her belly to friends and occasional strangers for a feel ... lol ... she is a fairly reserved, maybe even shy sort of person, so this behavior was not what you'd expect of her ... but it just seemed to be a natural thing!

And as for 'are those real?' sorta questions ... for years I am facing people's disbelief at the age of my kids. "are they yours?" I am commonly asked, implying perhaps step children from marriage to an older woman ... I simply answer truthfully; "We started young!"