turning 30

jlpev · May 2014

My baby turned 1 yesterday & I turn 30 tomorrow!! I am starting to have weird feelings about it. I don't know if its that my last baby is 1 or that I'm gonna be 30. Anyways I'm feeling blah...I was excited about it until last week. My kids bdays are a big deal to me but mine are no big deal.
Anyone else have or had weird feelings about being 30? Or babies turning 1?

fancefpp · May 2014

amy052006 said:

I.am.so.old.

I'm right there with you.....30 was a fun bday though!

raraavis28 · May 2014

The babies turning 1 was definitely an emotional day....especially in the nostalgic sense, just reflecting on all the ups and downs and craziness and amazingness of the year. I'm also turning 30 in August but haven't felt anything in particular about that yet. If anything I'm kinda excited about it...

raraavis28 · May 2014

P.S. Happy early birthday! And happy birthday to your baby!

jensriot · May 2014

Happy early birthday!

My 30th was dull, so i intend to go wild for my 40th.

sometimesalwayschaotic · May 2014

I feel ya! I turned 30 last year and it was rather strange. I think it's because you can no longer say you're in your late 20s. It just feels like you're getting old and established. But let's be real, would you really rather be 20 again? Happy Birthday!

hmd · May 2014

30 didn't feel so bad. But I turned 35 this year, and I feel like 40 is just looming around the corner. My baby days are over too.

Hollylb3 · May 2014

I definitely am not looking forward to 30. I don't know why. DH is still always going to be 7 years older, so there's that.

I was glad when ds turned one. Toddlers are more fun than babies.

dizzycooks · May 2014

30 didn't really phase me and baby's turning one makes me sad. That's all I've got. Happy birthday

eaglesfan700 · May 2014

My 30th was fantastic, probably because I had no kids. My 40th would have been awesome except that I was pg (I mean, I was happy to be pg, but couldn't really go all out for the 40th)

I cannot wait for this baby to turn one because that means I am done with breastfeeding forever

WhitePicketFence · May 2014

I turned 30 in December and it didn't bother me at all. If anything, I was looking forward to the next stage of my life. I certainly don't feel old. I feel like I've accomplished a lot in my 20's; finishing college, getting married, buying a home, having 3 kids, etc. I'm at the stage where I feel like I'm ready to just slow down and fully enjoy everything that I've worked so hard for in the last decade, if that makes sense. After this baby, we're most likely done, too.

1st birthdays, on the other hand, turn me into a sentimental, weepy mess every time.

smerka · May 2014

amy052006 said:

I.am.so.old.

I'm probably older and feeling every minute of my age today.

notreallyirish · May 2014

I turned 30 a few weeks ago. I had been thinking about where I wanted my life to go lately and decided I want to go back to grad school and finish (well, start over) my Ph.D. Part of that was probably turning 30, part realizing I'm probably done with babies, part just evaluating life after my grandmother died. My mom just told me your 50s are the best decade, so I've got that to look forward to.

I am sad in a nostalgic, sentimental way that my 10 month old is probably my last baby. I love newborns. But honestly, I am soooo stressed by the reality of life with a baby who wants to be on me 24/7. I'm not wishing it away, but I try not to wish for it back either.

chickaboo1974 · May 2014

amy052006 said:

I.am.so.old.

I am right there with you- I turn 40 this year.... no biggie. Now my husband is 50--- that I like to tease him about.

kcisthebombdotcom · May 2014

30 didn't bother me. I'm not at an age (yet) where I feel sad about getting older. On the contrary this is Hands down the happiest time of my life. I feel a little sad and nostalgic about bdays because they grow so quick but I'm definitely happier to have kids than babies. I like when they do things for themselves, I can really play with them, they play together and aren't clung to me all the time.

NicoleWI · May 2014

I turn 40 in January. Trust me, 30 is nothing! I felt weird about leaving my 20s, but I had a great bday (no kids; with my then-boyfriend/now husband on vacation in Mexico!). Looking back, it's a milestone, but 30 is still really young.

lyingliarlies · May 2014

CurlingRocks said:

I just keep turning 28. If you keep turning 29, people catch on, but no one suspects 28. ;-)

i seriously LOLed. i celebrated my 6th anniversary of my 29th this year. i fooled no one - shoulda stuck w/ 28!

25 was hard, reeeeeally hard for me for some reason. 30 and 35 weren't so bad. mostly i just want to get carded when i buy alcohol.

rachie1019 · May 2014

I turned 30 last October. I was 6 months pregnant with my 3rd and last baby. It was a bittersweet moment. I look at it as I accomplished everything I wanted to in my 20's... I graduated college, got married, had a career until becoming a SAHM, had 3 babies. Now my 30's is about raising my kids and having some ME time.

And do fun things with DH, mostly with but also without the kids. Plus I hear that the 30's is one of the best decades in a woman's life. Cheers!!

rachie1019 · May 2014

Happy Birthday to you and baby!!

Each kids' birthday is happy and sad for me. DD1 is turning 2 in June. It's tough for me!!

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penguingrrl · May 2014

30 was a fun birthday for me. And honestly, life has been awesome in my 30s. My 20s were so filled with angst and trying to find my place in the world and my 30s feel more comfortably settled.

And 1st birthdays are usually hard for me, but Drew's was awesome! I'm ready to leave the baby phase behind!

Chapter79 · May 2014

I really didn't like turning 30, 29 was hard for me knowing I would be 30 next. Once I turned 30.. meh, no biggie. Now I honestly say the 30's are kick ASS and the best years ever. LOVE the 30's. And I'll be 35 in August, love every year more.

I also liked when my DD turned 1 because I'm not a newborn/infant lover and looked forward to the toddler years.

Chapter79 · May 2014

(happy birthday, btw!).

caybeh · May 2014

I'll be 30 next year so can't comment on that yet. When DS turned one, it was bittersweet. It was fun as he was doing more things, but sad that he wasn't a baby anymore.

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