S+TMs, please chime in.

mamahawk12

Ana0927 said:

@mamahawk12 It might be just me. When I get home from work and start dinner, help my 6 year old with homework, and try and tend to the little one all I think is how the eff is this going to work with another kid. I fear people/family will see us struggling and will question as to why we had another child.      

I can relate. I question how I'll be able to handle it a lot of the time... but I know we will, you know? It might not be pretty, but we'll make it work.

GirPipley

This has been really nice to read through. This was a very planned pregnancy for us, however I'm constantly wondering if we are actually ready. We have money, we have a great house, we have family in the area, but I'm struggling with my selfishness to have SO and DD to myself.

We have a really great thing in our new blended family. SO and I are a great team, and DD is really independent now. We can tell her to go take a bath, and she does it. We tell her to clean up her mess, and she does it. When we have SD (18 months), I just can't stop thinking, OMG, She's so much work. I know that sounds horrible, but it's a whole new ball game having a toddler vs a preschooler. Then we are adding TWO new babies? I'm feeling overwhelmed b/c I just got out of the toddler phase with DD, and now we are starting back at the newborn phase.

I know I will be thrilled when the babies come, and I might feel guilty about having these thoughts, but right now, I'm struggling with excitement, and dealing with worry.