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Wanting- I'm a SAHM too and wouldn't change it for the world either!
We also have a 3 bedroom plus a small bonus room which is the playroom. DS1 and 2 share a room abd DS3 has his own room. We're getting ready to put our house on the market soon because we really want a 4 or 5 bedroom but even in the new house I plan for the older 2 and younger 2 to each share a room and the 4th bedroom will be a media/playroom.
Oh man you all have so much space thought nanny SOS was just filmed with people with bigger than average houses lol! This country is soo pokey :-(
How is being sahm mummy's? When it was twins I thought I'd have to stay home now I don't know what to do! Hate work but we have three beds one is tiny so dunno about a number 4 in this space ;-s
my plan was always to go to medical school but when ds2 was diagnosed i decided to stay home with him after getting accepted to school :( that hurt a bit it was giving my dream to be a dr up but now im very happy being home with them!! if i were to work i would be spending more on daycare then i would be able to make so really it just makes sense and i see too many horror stories that scare me to leave the boys with people i dont know... i was in school when ds1 was born up till when he was 2 and it is the biggest regret in life that i have personally :( i missed so much i did not bond with him properly at all! and i can admit that... so thinking back at it makes me sad even ds1 i was too young to appreciate him i think so when i had ds3 i dedicated literally every waking/sleeing second to m=him literally lol and i am inseparable with him... that cousin of mine tells me our bond is unhealthy cause i do not leave him... she goes out drinking liek 3 times a week and im just over that lifestyle i just want to be a mom to him... maybe a little unhealthy as when i do leave him i do get quite a bit anxiety about it... sorry for rambling all over the place lol
i would love for ds1 and 2 to share a room the problem is ds2 wont his autism really gets in the way... i have been tryig to get him to sleep in there cause there is bunkbeds and then i could turn ds2 room into a nursery and keep my ds3 in my room with me
Wanting-a-girl, I hear you on all the educational and career ambitions. I always wanted to end up in the medical field but now I am a stay-at-home mom with a MA in Comparative Literature, which is pretty much the most pointless degree in the world. In another time/life, I would have loved to go to medschool. But that's okay, I am totally at peace with what I am doing and there is nothing more important than raising my little men.
As for your DS2, when we started overhauling our diet a couple of years ago, I came across a lot of families with autistic children that had huge success when switching to a paleo lifestyle (don't like the word "diet" for this), and even moreso with the GAPS diet. This might be completely superfluous info as I know nothing about your situation and what things you have tried already. Just thought I'd throw it out there. :) I really do admire you for how you are handling all the challenges in your life, especially at 25!
Oh and in regards to the room situation, we have a 5-bedroom house now but the biggest bedroom is actually DH's mancave, lol. It would be a perfect bedroom for 3 boys down the road as it's sort of a rectangle added to a square type of shape. Then one room is our guest bedroom and the other room is shared by DS1 and DS2. They also love sharing a bedroom, even though we have the space to give them individual rooms. DS3 will be with me for the first 4-6 months and then he'll have a nursery to himself for a little while. A big house is definitely a good thing to have but trust me, I can never keep up with cleaning and maintenance. It's so daunting and pretty much impossible.
17 weeks today and horizontal stripes are NOT my friend. But I found this maternity sweater at the Gap the other day for $15 (down from $40) and really liked the colors...
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Wanting- You sound like a wonderful mother. I'm sorry you had to put your dreams on hold but it sounds like your boys came first. You are still so young, you have plenty of time to go back to sschool! My MIL earned her Masters in her 40's and even though she started her career late she worked her way up to a six figure salary! It's never too late to chase your dream, so don't give it up!
Diva- You look so cute, GAP does have nice maternity!
Ok now I am going to vent if you ladies don't mind. I'm on another DD board and made my same announcement I did here when we found out this is DS4. I did get some congrats and so forth first but then things changed. A few of the ladies there have started making comments about how there's no way I could really be this happy to have a boy. They are treating me like I'm hiding something and it really hurts.
I suffered very extreme GD with DS2 and DS3 and was VERY open about it on IG. I have no shame (guilt yes) but no shame in having been in a very dark place during my last 2 pregnancies. Now this time is my first pregnancy since my first 10 years ago where I don't have GD and I'm so excited to feel happy again about my baby. Then I get these comments that really bring me down. Why is it so hard to believe that I'm honestly excited to have my baby boy on the way?? Would they be happy for me if I was devestated? If I was this excited about a girl they probably would say I was rubbing it in their faces, but being happy about a boy is being fake? I just don't get it:sad:
Southern -- I just caught up on stuff. I am so sorry you and the boys have been sick but I am glad your hubby was there to help you guys. Stomach bugs are the absolute worst!
As for people dragging you down on the other board, my motto is that if you don't absolutely have to deal with something negative (let's say a family member or something/someone in your immediate circle), then cut it out of your life. You have every reason to celebrate this new baby and I would not surround myself with people who don't feel the same way.
omg are you kidding me!!?!?!?!!?!? i know for a fact if i hear boy in 13 sleeps i am gonna be happy and will not have an ounce of sadness!!! i cant believe people would say that to you but then again my cousin says things like that to me too and i could smack her for it lol i daydream about it anyhow lol
i dont think hearing girl will make me any happier than hearing boy really in reality its my baby and i wanted a baby i didnt just want a girl... i did sway yes but that does not mean i will be sad!! and for people to accuse you of hiding it is ridiculous!!! F them!!! when i hear boy we can be happy about our 4th boys together :D
I agree totally, the people on IG are not supportive of anyone who is trying to rise above. They are treated like they are liars and it SUCKS. That is actuallly why we made the "rising above" board over there, because there were so many fights about it. It was ridiculous.