{"id":4492,"date":"2013-12-02T08:39:26","date_gmt":"2013-12-02T16:39:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ladyslittleloves.com\/?p=4492"},"modified":"2018-12-09T00:27:18","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T00:27:18","slug":"three-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/livingwithlady.com\/2013\/12\/three-three.html","title":{"rendered":"To three or not to three…."},"content":{"rendered":"

Something has been weighing pretty heavily on my mind and heart lately. For a while, actually.
\nAnd that is whether or not we should have another baby.
\nBefore we ever had babies, The Hubby and I always pictured our future with three to four children. We both loved the thought of a big family with lots of commotion, laughter and love. I come from a pretty small family with one sibling, whom I love dearly, but I was always envious of those bigger families. \u00a0The Hubby comes from a family with two brothers, he being the middle child, and he loves it. One thing he said he would change if he could would be to have his younger brother a bit closer in age. They are four years apart, making their lives pretty different growing up. Now, the difference isn’t very noticeable.
\nWhen we found out we were having a girl during our first pregnancy, I was through the roof. I cried so many happy tears. I knew I always wanted a girl at some point in our lives and to have one first took that pressure off.
\nWhen Gwyneth turned a year old The Hubby and I both just knew it was time to add to the family. It felt right. We were both ready. We couldn’t wait. We wanted our babes two years apart in school and made it happen.
\nAnd unexpectedly, we were blessed with a boy. I was SO surprised by this as I just assumed we would have two girls, that I again cried so many happy tears.I grew up in a family of all girls and that’s the way I knew life.
\nSo finding \u00a0out we were really having a boy seemed all too perfect.
\nAfter that things changed for us a little bit. We had one of each. We were blessed with experiencing what it would be like to raise a girl and a boy.
\nAnd once we realized how hard it is to actually raise these giblets, we started to ponder…maybe we are done?<\/em> Maybe this is our family? Maybe we just move forward with life.<\/em> Cal will be out of diapers soon, both kids sleep through the night, Cal is starting to communicate more… Life can just… go on…
\nMaybe we are a family of four and these two wonderful gems are it for us.
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\nSome would happily call it quits in this scenario.
\nBut, some would continue on with their original plan and keep the family growing. \u00a0Even though the early years are pretty difficult, maybe they’re more focusing on what they want in the end…
\nGwyn is in preschool, Cal will be before I know it, too. And then I am left with no babies during the day…
\nAnd then there’s the time issue; can The Hubby and I make enough for more than the two we already have? Will anyone feel left out?
\nAnd everything seems to be made for a family of four, as a friend pointed out. Cars. Hotel rooms. Booths in restaurants. Sure, things can easily be adjusted, I know this.
\nBut maybe the added love, companionship and fullness of another child will outweigh all of that.
\nI was never one of those mothers who knew<\/em> right away after having a second that I was done. \u00a0Some are certain of it and just know their family is complete.
\nThis was not me.
\nI also think that if I were one of these people, I would have cherished my last pregnancy a little more, knowing it was the last time. I would have cherished the laboring \u00a0process (as much as one can) a little more. Those long nights of no sleep and exhaustion may have been a little more durable knowing it was the last time. Maybe I wouldn’t have wanted to “get through” those days as quickly if I knew it were the last.
\nThere are SO many variables to consider!
\nSo here are my questions:
\nIf you don’t have kids yet or are a young family…
\nHow many are in \u00a0your family? Were you happy with the number? Did you ever wish it were different?
\nIf you have an established family…
\nDid you know for sure when you were done? Do you ever wish you had more? If you did have more than two, what made you decide to have more?
\nThank you in advance for any and all input! I literally think about this every. single. day.
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