Confession time.
I am baby hungry.
There I said it, now bring on the comments because I know what you all are thinking!
And don't worry, I'm thinking it too.
"Are you CRAZY?"
The answer to this question depends entirely on when you ask me.
"No" is when I try to cuddle Braelyn and she won't let me.
Or when I start sorting through her clothes AGAIN trying to decide what to give away and what is too special not to keep (or what I would like to see the next one in).
"Yes" is when I think about the amount of schooling I still have left or where I want our lives to be when the "next one" makes their debut.
For instance.
I'd like a house.
I'd like to be done with school, but I'd settle for sporting a nice big belly under my cap and gown.
I would like a new car, one that I can actually drive the freeway with and not be scared of dying in. My current car isn't that bad, but it makes noises I've never heard before on a daily basis.
There. Those are the 3 things that NEED to be done or close to it,
by the time we have another baby.
Sometimes, even with this list running through my mind constantly, my ache for holding another tiny baby close to my chest is just too strong.
And then my mind is all over the baby dreams...boy or girl, names, nursery ideas, how Braelyn will be as a big sister, what it will be like to say "I'm pregnant" without the teeniest bit of fear.
Just.
Pure.
Ecstatic.
Happiness.
And I can't wait!
Then reality hits me and I remind myself that "Oh, I can".
Since we didn't wait with the first one, Mike and I had very little time to just enjoy each other. I felt like we somewhat missed out on the "honeymoon stage". While all the newlywed's we know are traveling, finishing school, buying houses, puppies, new cars, and actually waiting for kids. We jumped the gun.
Just a little bit :)
So since Mike and I skipped a couple stages and were only a pair for a little over a year (less if you count the pregnancy) it only makes sense that we really get to enjoy the THREE of us.
Just us.
Exactly how we are now.
Sheridan. Mike. Braelyn.
More importantly, we need to really enjoy Braelyn. Just as she is now. For when we have another baby, nothing will ever be the same. I will probably never be able to give her as much love and attention as I do now, at least not one-on-one, although I will NEVER stop trying.
She is so amazing and I will always let her know what I think about her and just how much she means to me. I want as much time as I can get-just me and her.
So the more I talk some common sense into my dreaming head, I realize I am truly not ready for another baby. Our family is not ready for another baby.
But oh how I love to dream. :)
9-10 months of carrying a baby close to your heart.
Hours of labor.
Sleepless nights.
Endless diapers and feedings.
Never ending worrying.
All combined with a 4 or 5 year old big sister.
Yes I want it all over again.
Just call me "crazy".
Yup I want some of this tiny baby newborn yummy-ness, BUT I will gladly wait at least 3 years so I can enjoy my life, just as it is now.
Just us.
I am baby hungry.
There I said it, now bring on the comments because I know what you all are thinking!
And don't worry, I'm thinking it too.
"Are you CRAZY?"
The answer to this question depends entirely on when you ask me.
"No" is when I try to cuddle Braelyn and she won't let me.
Or when I start sorting through her clothes AGAIN trying to decide what to give away and what is too special not to keep (or what I would like to see the next one in).
"Yes" is when I think about the amount of schooling I still have left or where I want our lives to be when the "next one" makes their debut.
For instance.
I'd like a house.
I'd like to be done with school, but I'd settle for sporting a nice big belly under my cap and gown.
I would like a new car, one that I can actually drive the freeway with and not be scared of dying in. My current car isn't that bad, but it makes noises I've never heard before on a daily basis.
There. Those are the 3 things that NEED to be done or close to it,
by the time we have another baby.
Sometimes, even with this list running through my mind constantly, my ache for holding another tiny baby close to my chest is just too strong.
And then my mind is all over the baby dreams...boy or girl, names, nursery ideas, how Braelyn will be as a big sister, what it will be like to say "I'm pregnant" without the teeniest bit of fear.
Just.
Pure.
Ecstatic.
Happiness.
And I can't wait!
Then reality hits me and I remind myself that "Oh, I can".
Since we didn't wait with the first one, Mike and I had very little time to just enjoy each other. I felt like we somewhat missed out on the "honeymoon stage". While all the newlywed's we know are traveling, finishing school, buying houses, puppies, new cars, and actually waiting for kids. We jumped the gun.
Just a little bit :)
So since Mike and I skipped a couple stages and were only a pair for a little over a year (less if you count the pregnancy) it only makes sense that we really get to enjoy the THREE of us.
Just us.
Exactly how we are now.
Sheridan. Mike. Braelyn.
More importantly, we need to really enjoy Braelyn. Just as she is now. For when we have another baby, nothing will ever be the same. I will probably never be able to give her as much love and attention as I do now, at least not one-on-one, although I will NEVER stop trying.
She is so amazing and I will always let her know what I think about her and just how much she means to me. I want as much time as I can get-just me and her.
So the more I talk some common sense into my dreaming head, I realize I am truly not ready for another baby. Our family is not ready for another baby.
But oh how I love to dream. :)
9-10 months of carrying a baby close to your heart.
Hours of labor.
Sleepless nights.
Endless diapers and feedings.
Never ending worrying.
All combined with a 4 or 5 year old big sister.
Yes I want it all over again.
Just call me "crazy".
Yup I want some of this tiny baby newborn yummy-ness, BUT I will gladly wait at least 3 years so I can enjoy my life, just as it is now.
Just us.
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