Third Time's a Charm

We always knew we wanted kids, we discussed it early on in our relationship.  When our first came along we were pretty easy going parents, we didn't stress over much, didn't read the books, she was also an easy baby, we just went with the flow.  When our son came along things changed... he was not an easy baby.  Had to look a little more into the "how to's" to to get baby to stop crying, how to get him to sleep, how to function as a human with no sleep.  I gave away all our baby girl stuff and gave away his clothes as he outgrew them.  This was it, we have one of each lets stop there.  We used whatever diapers/formula/foods that were on sale and got along just fine.  Well beside the fact that little man was a lot more work than his big sister.

We got to the point where he was almost 2 and thought well maybe one more.   Logical brain kept making excuses why we shouldn't... money... space.. time... I was a miserable pregnant woman at the top of the list.  So we just tried to get over it, but every few months I thought "what if."

Finally we decided let's see what happens... and sure enough we got pregnant (you know how  the story went so I won't elaborate).   I was nervous & excited   Was it too big of an age gap?  Did we miss the perfect window?  Are we too old for this?  How will the kids handle this?

Well since we essentially started over this time around with our rainbow baby girl we have done just about everything different.  We decided we'd use cloth diapers instead of disposables, I've continued breastfeeding even after I went back to work, and instead of lugging carseats and strollers everywhere I've gotten really into babywearing.  I've embraced a healthier lifestyle. and have kinda transformed from a no cares  parents to more of a crunchy mom.  Third time really was a charm... I finally got this parenting thing down.  Can get 3 kids fed, dressed, and out the door and still make it to work on time (or at least close to on time).

Oh and as far as the age gap, it's actually been a blessing, the big kids love her and are so helpful.