I hate these carts so-o much
hurray for pink spoons
look how dark my hair is, I didn’t realize it until I pulled it up. This is the longest I have gone w/o coloring it it’s been 8 months, which is why it has finally decided to grow and I can now ditch all my extensions -8 years later
When you start school in August I feel like the whole month is back to school prep. So after 22 days of preparing the day is finally here. Tonight we spent the later part of the evening taking tubs, clipping nails, getting special father’s blessings – a tradition both Dallin & I both grew up doing – and picking out our first day of school outfits. Holland is determined to wear a costume, we’ll have to see about that.
I love back to school, after months of fun and chaos it’s such a fun time to get organized, get a new calendar and set some new goals.
My goal this school year is to focus on time management, sleep more, and to try to find the answer if we should have another baby or not. I am usually pregnant around this time, when my babies turn one. And if I want to have another summer baby, which I do, and if I want Briton and the next one to be around 2 years apart, well now is the time. But every time I think about it, I get nervous because I already feel stretched so-o thin. For this reason alone I decided to start nursing again, I use it as my form of birth control, and want to really know and feel good about the decision we make if we should grow our family or to be satisfied in what we have.
My questions for you are:
- How did you know when to stop
- Is three the hardest number
- Any tips on having another girl, bc if I do have a 4th and it’s a boy, I’ll be having this same debate about having 5-which who knows, why not, the more the merrier 🙂
And my final thought and question that I ask myself is what kind of regret am I willing to live with, I can’t imagine regretting having another, but I think I will regret not trying?
*This is far from a birth announcement, this is just me making goals for the new school year, and opening up about why I have chosen organization as my top priority*
You are so blessed with three beautiful babies i prAy you will find your answer.
Love the honesty and this post. I hope you get your answers
What a beaitiful post and family you have
Lay off the cOntour your face is already skInny enough
I have three kids- 3 years and 3 months apart from oldest to youngest. My two youngest are 15 months apart. I always thought I would have 4, but 3 was the right number for us. Having said that, I agree with some of your points. You won’t regret having another child, but you may regret not trying.
we had 2 girls then a boy. we tried the well known “Shettles Method” to try for a boy, and it worked! Here’s a blurb about conceiving a girl:
Girl sperm are stronger and more resilient, yet swim slower than boy sperm. According to the Shettles method, you should have sex two to four days before ovulation if you are hoping to conceive a girl. By the time ovulation occurs, only the girl sperm should be left to fertilise the egg.
1. my caps lock is stuck on, i’m not yelling, lol. I knew beyond a shadow of a doubt when I was done having kids. If you are questioning it – you aren’t done 😉 You will be certain when you are!
2. I have 3 kids (all girls), and 3 is hard. Seriously. But I’ve been told 4 is like this: Imagine you are drowning, and someone hands you a baby, that’s what 4 is like. My friends with 4 kids seem really over their limit to me personally, and over capacity for what they can actually handle. 4 is a lot. But, like you said, you want more, so you for sure aren’t done! 😉
I already feel like I’m drowning lol So funny! I think my answer is not now. I think of being at the hospital holding a newborn and love it, then I think of juggling a newborn with the crew I already have and want to cry. I might not have a summer baby after all if at all. I don’t know, and then we think of a gap and then I feel like I have to have two more at the end so I don’t have a straggler? It’s so hard to know what to do. Thanks for your comment I actually laughed out loud at the drowning comment 🙂
Miller we have the same ages, I left the hospital with Briton with a 3 year old a barely two year, by like 2 weeks and a newborn. 4 has always been my number, but now its feeling like its either 3 or 5 bc I need a break! I can’t even get my hair done for 8 months and that wasn’t entirely optional. I am not complaining its just nuts! Especially with a traveling husband I feel like getting a full nights rest is the biggest luxury in the world right now. Which hasn’t happened in who knows how long. Anyways I am complaing but I feel like my answer is wait, but with my husband just about 40, he feels now or be satisfied. Which I don’t blame him. Thanks for all your advice and takin your time to comment 🙂 Means a lot!
Thanks , I guess
Thanks so much! You are amazing! I am having the hardest time trying to figure this one out 🙂
My husband and I have been having this debate since our 3rd was born. In my family, we like having even numbers so I knew I wanted at least 4. I also come from a family of 8 kids! So 4 seems like a small number to me and very manageable. My husband is 41 now (I’m 30) and he comes from a family with 2 kids so he feels 3 is the perfect number for us. I disagree profusely! We have 2 girls and a boy and I strongly feel we need another boy to balance us out and make us “even Stephen” as my grandma used to say! That said, our youngest is 6 months so we definitely want to wait a couple years bc we do have our hands full with the youngest 2 being under 2 yo. I’ve basically talked him in to waiting a couple years and assessing our family then. You can bet I’ll feel the same then though haha! Good luck in your family’s journey!
http://www.babycenter.com/404_can-i-get-pregnant-while-breastfeeding_7093.bc
uHHH…… SO THIS IS A BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT?
http://www.babycenter.com/404_can-i-get-pregnant-while-breastfeeding_7093.bc
Hi i have 5- and life is crazy- life is hard and life is fun and memorable and inTense. Its All the above w any number of kids that u have. I agree that if u are questioning having another then u arent done. I thot thE same way u did after number 4… But knew deep down we were having another. I hurried and got in baby number 5 before turning 35. And after having him i feel completely at peace and know that my family is all here. Also Birthdate doesnt matter in the end- aLso ull never regret having another baby – its just another child ull love forever! U r so full of light and such a fun mom – w 4 or more u may Not be able to do as much but as long as ur together thats what really matters. U can do it! Its just a matter of when. And if ur not ready just wait it out for another year. Because a three year gap isnt that much of a difference. Ull then b Ready and refresHed.