The other day I was on my Facebook page, and for fun I decided to count how many people were pregnant, significant other of someone who is pregnant, or had a baby under a month ago. The number amazed me! It was a lot!
A week ago, we were out of town visiting my in-laws. My husband is one of four children. His sister lives VERY close by their parents. She, of course, has four kids also. Respectively, kids were 3 years apart and the second group were all 2 years apart. That is a LOT of diapers to change!
Yesterday, I was reading Keri Walsh's blog on people.com. She had "Irish twins" on purpose. 11months apart is very fast and hard on a body! And, of course, the Duggar family is not against having number 20!
Clearly I have babies on my mind. I am so curious to know how people have decided how many kids is enough, done, finished? My husband and I have never really put a number with kids, but lots of people do. How does one make that decision? And how do you know how far apart you want your kids? Are they ready for a new little brother or sister, and how does one gauge that?
Everyone says to wait until you know you are ready, but how often does THAT actually happen? If you sit around waiting for everything to be right, couldn't you miss out on the opportunity? I mean, nothing is every really perfect!
So, tell me world, what do you think and how did you decide?
Uh, so clearly I don't have kids of my own. But I do know that I want 2. Period, end of discussion, 2. I was raised in a family with 2 kids. A lot of my friends had 2 children families growing up. I think a lot of it has to do with what you were around as a child. For me, 2 is the perfect number because it worked so well for my family. But I think if you were raised with more children, it would seem more logical to have more kids. As for me, the thought of 3 or more kids is just absolutely baffling and terrifying!
ReplyDeleteIt's all about the desire of the heart. As incredibly lame as that sounds. We just knew when it was time to start trying for our second and now that he's arrived, we both know in our hearts that we are done. In all honesty, I think it's a decision that is made for us.. whether or not we continue to feel that pull for another!
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