tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23861701.post114592713088445242..comments2023-05-12T05:36:38.005-04:00Comments on Builder Mama: The b-wordBuilder Mamahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17713736027840470271noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23861701.post-1145992561977568482006-04-25T15:16:00.000-04:002006-04-25T15:16:00.000-04:00Well now. The boy has taken to asking me if there...Well now. The boy has taken to asking me if there are any more babies in my tummy - he wants a brother. Um. No. Three's enough.<BR/><BR/>Sometimes the hardest part of a decision is making it.Gretchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01760487997338448594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23861701.post-1145976718195829972006-04-25T10:51:00.000-04:002006-04-25T10:51:00.000-04:00Oh, wow, I missed this yesterday! I was teased by...Oh, wow, I missed this yesterday! I was teased by your post of this morning and completely missed this one.<BR/><BR/>Yes, I am off the fence, but I would have to say I had to be convinced. W wanted N to have a sibling so bad, my mom is an only child and hates that she has nobody to call family now that my gparents are dead, and then N himself has been asking for quite some time. <BR/><BR/>It's not that bad, the 2nd time around. So far, that is. My mind is already trying to wrap itself around how to manage getting two beings + myself out the door on time every morning. But I know that mothers have an innate ability to do what has to be done. <BR/><BR/>I look forward to following your journey.Treehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08674149698867826312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23861701.post-1145968808562508462006-04-25T08:40:00.000-04:002006-04-25T08:40:00.000-04:00I was on the same fence for a long time as well. W...I was on the same fence for a long time as well. Watching our daughter with other little ones, how she comforts them if they need it, how she plays with them, how downright considerate she is with them, was definitely a motivating factor. We are trying for another not just because of her desire for a sibling, but also because of the joy we know we'll experience, both from our perspective and hers. And now that I'm 38, dh is 42, and munchkin will be 5 in July, I'm starting to feel a little desperate. Of course, the time it takes for me to get pg and the m/c I just had could play into that desperation a bit.<BR/><BR/>Conversely, in spite of all that I've just said, it sometimes occurs to me that I am, like you, feeling myself again...and do I really want to upset the comfortable balance we have? The answer is yes.<BR/><BR/>Good luck in your decision. :)<BR/><BR/>KimAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23861701.post-1145967276181196502006-04-25T08:14:00.001-04:002006-04-25T08:14:00.001-04:00Good luck Liz! I know the decision is hard but on...Good luck Liz! I know the decision is hard but once you jump off the fence you won't remember being on it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23861701.post-1145933496391072272006-04-24T22:51:00.000-04:002006-04-24T22:51:00.000-04:00holy crap you are in the same boat I am. I reali...holy crap you are in the same boat I am. I realized today that while I can say outloud that I'm quite content with life as it is and that is really my choice. I have stayed off BC and any other meds since January.....and it must be for a reason. If I am in control of all of that, why do I still refrain, when I say I want to remain a monther of just one? Maybe you and M can help me jump off the fence too?MPPs Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02471979091802693623noreply@blogger.com