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Heather - 2008-03-29 09:12:05
WOW!! That is so good to hear!!
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Heather - 2008-03-29 09:41:52
Oh yeah, on babies and age gaps. Because I'm SURE my opinion means everything, right? Heh. I think I might have mentioned this once a good while back, but with Booger there was a HUGE difference in how she was at having just turned 2 and then when she turned 3. We started trying for E a month or two after her third birthday, but I remember thinking that if I'd had the foresight when she was 2, a three year age spacing probably would have worked out nicely. Honestly, if you guys are this torn about having another one, it sounds more like a question of "when" rather than, "if". So you may want to get on it sooner rather than later. :D Here's the ups and downs I've experienced so far with my mine with the four year age spacing. Pros: Real nice when E was a baby. Booger was old enough to entertain herself much of the time, and understood when I had to do things like quietly put the baby down for a nap. She was often playful and helpful with him, and really didn't seem jealous. These things have still mostly carried over at more than 6 1/2 & 2 1/2 yrs old. Cons: I've found these have crept us moreso as E gets older. Booger wants E to be a playmate on her level of maturity, and is often frustrated by his lack of cooperation. Especially with us homeschooling and her wanting to play with friends, I sometimes wish we'd had him (if it would have beeen him) sooner. Also, at this point in time we often end splitting off in pairs for family activities. Often CH will pair up with Booger, and I take Buddy and we go off and do separate things. For example, if we've taken Booger out to the country to ride her bike in the fields (she's still not so good without training wheels) Buddy will go INSANE trying to get to her bike. We have to keep him away. And lastly there's just that feeling CH and I get like we've been doing the baby & toddler thing forever, and we're just over it. It's that feeling like just as soon as we finished we Booger, we had to start over again with E. That is probably the biggest reason of all that we're not intending on having more kids. In fact we're talking about sterilization a good bit now when my IUD has to come out. I think though some of the annoyances of the four year age spacing will even out again as E gets older. Toddlers make anything hard!
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Rosie - 2008-03-29 12:14:25
How wonderful! I am so happy to hear that the numbers are going down! Keep us posted, and we'll keep sending positive energy!
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