TTC Blue Crew Grads

[ELP]

Begonia, I hope you pop in today I wanted to post this pic for a short while of me and my 2 sisters We are a year apart each, I'm in the brown, then middle sis is in the white and little sis is in the stripes. The babies are my lil sis's id twin girls with me and middle sis, and my lil sis is holding my DD4, so a completely pink generation picture and its one of my most treasured pics I'm glad to here that you are definately considering adding some blue in the future, but in the meantime I know there is definately something special with 3in a row

[CapricornAquarius]

Elp what a special photo.

[begonia]

Oh ELP I'm so glad I did pop on, what a precious picture! Thank you for sharing! So lovely! If I could just wrap my head around 4 kids I think I'd feel so much better but I keep getting stuck on the only wanting three bit. 3 girls still baffles me. I like 3 girls and 3 boys better, LOL, so much more balanced. But I can't have six kids. It's so not me. I was thinking today though how funny it is that some people are totally cut out for large families, and others don't want any kids at all. I wonder where I'll end up; 3 or 4. Definitely not 5 though, that I know for sure.

Jen I think the 10 year gap will have a special bond of its own, KWIM? She'll really be able to nurture him and that'll be sweet. My dad and his older sister (only sibling) had a 16 year gap and they were very close as adults, which is what our kids will be for most of their lives anyway Shocking to think about it though. DD1 turned 6 and I'm just like, WHAT?!?! We're 1/3 of the way through her pre-college years; before we know it she's gone I didn't cry when she started kindy but I think when they start high school I'll be pretty bummed that so much of their childhood has passed.

Tink, glad you're doing well! You sound like me when I was pg with DD2; I seriously couldn't wipe the smile off my face I was so happy. After her delivery my friends joked that I had PPE ... post partum euphoria. It really was an unnatural state of total joy. I'm so hoping I feel that way again. FX you get a great peak at your LO next week!

CA I can't believe you're 10.5 weeks! Wow! It really does go crazy fast.

[ELP]

Thankyou ladies xx, I have to take it off as my lil sis is very paranoid about photos on the web so I have to remove, but it was just one of those moments with my family that wasn't going to come round again as we don't get together often

B, I only wanted 1 child And to be honest with you all here I was devastated when I found out that no2 was expected. Strange story lol, but when I was expecting No1 I desperatley wanted a boy and I had a girl! I fell instantly in love and knew she was going to be my only child and my best friend forever Then when No2 was discovered at 12 weeks I was gutted and dreaded the thought of a boy, to the extent that when he was born I never felt that amazement with him til he was about 6 months old I looked after him perfectly, smiled when I was supposed to, but never looked at him and thought 'Do you know what, your the most amazing thing I've ever seen!' til around 6 months.

Then I struggled with 2 kids! I just couldn't get the hang of it til the little boy turned 2, which is when I tried for No3 and it all went a bit addictive since then lol So I would say no3 is the turning point B, you could easily be the mum of 6 before you know it! From a person who was complete at 1, devastated at 2, and now slightly eccentric and 9

[WashingtonPromise]

Tink: I am so happy for you!!! U/s just make it seem so real.

ELP: You sound like us....we agreed on 2, way back when. I would love a red head, but my chances are slim. DH tells people sometimes that we are trying for a red head baby.

We went to the ballet on Sunday and had a great time. It was about 2 hrs from the house, so it was an all day affair, but worth it. After a crazy busy weekend, and then a craft day (ordaments) today, I think I am going to stay home all week and rest / do schoolwork. I really need to start slowing down. I think my body is just tired and I can not kick this cold....again.

[begonia]

ELP and WP, I think that's so funny that neither of you planned on so many kids! I love it I'm so happy that both of you found out how much you really love this being a mom business! ELP I love the bit about complete at 1, devastated at 2, and now eccentric I feel like having 4 would definitely put us in the eccentric category here! I love the idea of it but am not sure I will be able to really make it happen. Time will tell. I feel lucky to even be able to consider the idea though; even though they are girls (lol) I love these little people more than I thought possible. I remember after having DD1 I had an even harder time processing my childhood, because how could my parents have been so awful to their child? But that's another topic and not a fun one so we'll avoid it! Suffice it to say I was shocked at the depth of a mother's love. It's easy to see how it does get addictive to keep adding to the brood.

WP I was wondering too how y'all with 3+ already aren't needing to be sleeping all day! I have been FAR more tired this time and I'm chalking it up to chasing around the 1st two of them. I'm lucky to stay up til 9pm most nights. Poor DH and I hardly see each other since he leaves before I get up and gets home around 8 pm!

[Tink18]

had my scan today at 12 w 5 days! i posted a pic in the nub section! tell me what you think..i.dobt even know what im looking at! im just so in love with thay baby!

[3Pink1Blue]

Ok i could be having a boy, but even just saying that i really cant believe it, its more believable to me saying i feel like im having a girl.

I so get this, it's still so hard for me believe. I hope actually seeing him will help, somedays I think he'll be 5 and I'll still be in a state of wonderment lol
Yuck on having to check your blood sugar but you do what you gotta do, right?

Tink - awe Ava is so cute! My second tells anyone who will listen about our baby, and between the three my tummy gets kissed 100 times a day. I love it but sometimes it's like "glad you love the baby but I'm trying to do th laundry" lol
Yay for your dr's appt! I can't believe how close we are to knowing who's in there!

ELP- I saw the pic before you took it down but didn't get a chance to comment till now. It's so great I love photos like that. I was lucky enough to have several photos taken with my oldest two, me, my mom, my grandma and my great grandma. 5 generations of women all in one pic, I love em.

B- I know so many who have that gap and there's almost no relationship. Dh and his brother are 10 yrs apart and they barely speak, maybe if he wasn't such a loser that would be different. Also his parents made dh take care of his brohers whether he wanted to or not. Dh was frequently stuck home at 16/17 take care of him so his parents could drive to Nevada and gamble for the night. Dh and I have agreed that, for the mot part, that type of thing won't happen. All babysitting will be voluntary and paid, younger siblings are not their responsibility.
I kinda have to agree with ELP, 3 is the turning point. From there, eh what the hell go for 4 lol
On processing your childhood, I think we learn how to be a parent or not to bea parent from ours. I envy those that had good examples because poor dh and I are flying blind lol
Sleep- it's funny but the more you have the easier it is, my older ones really help out with household tasks and entertaining the 4yo. They take her out to play and help in getting her dressed and such. While my older two are in school I'm lucky that my 4yo is amazingly self entertained. If I need a nap I crash out on the couch so she can wake me if need be or we crawl in my bed and watch a movie. Well she watches, I sleep lol

[CapricornAquarius]

3p1b glad you can see my point. Your 4yr old sounds adorable, what a good girl! Goodness me, your poor dh.

Tink saw your scan, I hope its a boy, but your not too concerned either way, which is great.

Begonia I bumped into an old friend at the shops & she's had her 3rd girl & asked me if I did anything to sway, didnt want to tell her to what length I went to, so I just said I did the timing, she said she regrets not swaying & is now thinking of going a 4th time to try sway, so really sometimes people think they're done at 1,2,3 but then reconsider, although she said if her 3rd was a boy she would have stopped, so you never know you may decide, 1 more.

Wp, I love ballet, my dh finds it boring but he comes along anyway.

[WashingtonPromise]

Tink: Congrats on the scan....again, lucky girl. Sorry, I am no good at nubs.

B: Sleep is a past time, hehehe, just kidding. I don't get naps unless it is the weekend and DH feels mercy on me. Or if I am sick....I mean really sick. We go to bed at 10pm and get up at 6-7am, I think that is a good amount of sleep. If we do a whole lot in one day or weekend I feel like a walking zombie for days, but other than that I have not been too tired. Oh, and I see a major difference when I don't take my vitamins.

CA: The ballet was fun, but expensive and a long drive. The closest ballet to us is in Atlanta and the traffic is horrible. Plus we live in the country, so the closest store or anything is 30+ minutes away. I think I would rather skip the heels and traffic and just go for a movie at home in my jammies.

ELP: Do you do a $ amount or gift amount for children for Christmas? Just curious how other large families make it work.

I think we may start wrapping presents this evening, it may take a solid week if we don't start soon (we have a lot of family that we have bought for).