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Am I the Only One??
Not on here as often as I have been in the past but I do peek in frequently to "check in" on your girls!! So many new babies are cookin' 
However, I was wondering, am I the only one NOT thrilled about adding a 2nd to my brood?? I have been watching a little girl since August, which makes me painfully aware of how difficult 2 can be! So I am just not excited about the whole venture....... I am getting old though, 34 in a few weeks, so DH and I are going to make the "official" decision this summer. Just wondering if I am the only one with a 2 yr old that doesn't have baby fever....
However, I was wondering, am I the only one NOT thrilled about adding a 2nd to my brood?? I have been watching a little girl since August, which makes me painfully aware of how difficult 2 can be! So I am just not excited about the whole venture....... I am getting old though, 34 in a few weeks, so DH and I are going to make the "official" decision this summer. Just wondering if I am the only one with a 2 yr old that doesn't have baby fever....
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Re: Am I the Only One??
You're not the only one!
Baby fever has yet to strike here either. I'm in the same boat as you - turning 35 this year, so it's now or never. I think it's going to be "never" for us. It makes me a little sad for Liam not to have a sibling, but that's not a good enough reason to have a 2nd baby.
We enjoy having just one, and with him getting older, it gets harder and harder to imagine going back to the baby stage. Honestly, I'm not sure I could manage 2. I feel like we have our hands full with 1. That makes me feel a little selfish, but it's true.
I'm probably 85% sure I do want another one, but I really can't wrap my brain around having another baby/child in the mix. I love our family dynamic right now, and it scares me to think about changing it. But I think I'd regret not having another. I always imagined a family of four (before having Holly), but I don't know sometimes.
I also in no way am looking forward to actually being pregnant. I didn't really enjoy pregnancy, and the idea of dealing with that, and an active toddler scares the heck out of me!
Like crescent said--the older DD gets, the harder it gets to imagine starting over with another baby.
Agreed!! SAme here!!
I think I was afraid if I didn't jump on it as soon as baby fever struck us, I'd be too scared to do it again...now I'm sooooo excited for #2!!!
Life at Chunky Gal
Definitely not the only one, although it is feeling that way for me too
I know 100% that we want another, but I just can't wrap my head around it yet. I love doting on one crazy toddler and I could not imagine trying to split my time. He still requires so much from me!
I even got to spend a good deal of time with the sweetest, most chill newborn I have ever seen and I didn't get any baby fever. I just remember how completely opposite Ben was as a newborn and I am so not ready for that again (Please Lord let my next one be easier!)
I will say that every once in a while a little itch hits me, but not enough to do anything about it.
I'm kind of weird when it comes to this. We knew we wanted 2 or 3 kids and didn't want them too far apart - my brothers and I are all 6 years apart and it's hard having us all in different stages (oldest brother getting married while I start high school, etc...). I don't know if I ever really had baby fever. It was more like, ok, we want another at some point, it took more than a year to get pg with O and we had m/c's so we should get started just in case. First try was all it took, so that was a shock.
I can't wrap my mind around the fact that another baby is coming in less than 4 months. O has been a nightmare lately and I get so frustrated, then I think about adding in a baby and want to cry... BUT, when I think 5 or 10 years down the line, when they are in school, play together, can get themselves up/ready/bathroom, I am so excited. IF (and that's a big if) we have a third, it won't be for at least 4 years after this one.
This is how I feel. I didn't want them too far apart. We were thinking 2-3 yrs apart, but I am definitely scared and anxious about the arrival of #2. I'm sure there will be some growing pains, but we'll reach a place where we're in a groove and it'll calm down (maybe, eventually?).
This exactly. LO is only 8 weeks & DH wants more already.