Are your other kids excited or not?

Cook3133 · June 2015

just for fun I thought I would ask the moms that have kids if their kiddos are excited for a baby?

I have 3 kids, all boys, 5,3, & 1. My 1 year old obviously doesn't know what's going on but my other two are surprisingly very excited! My oldest always wants to try and feel the baby, every time its kicking I call him over but the little stinker stops kicking! Today my oldest told me we should go to the baby doctor so we can see the baby on the TV. He was bumbed when I told him we have to wait until next week. (We find out sex then, I can't wait!!). My 3 year old is so excited and is determined it is a girl, hope he's right, guess we'll find out next week

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I love keeping the kids involved in my pregnancy it seems to make them happy about adding another brother or sister.

mariabedolla · June 2015

My son is very excited! He will be 4 when baby girl arrives. He always wants to rub my belly and "see" the baby and is always lifting up my shirt! I hope the excitement keeps up after she is here lol

VexyMommy · June 2015

My girls are really excited. They are 9 and 10. The 10yr old (my step daughter) got a new little brother in April and keeps telling the 9yr old all about how to be a good big sister and advising me on things her mother did during her pregnancy. The 9yr old likes telling the baby what it's eating and has sworn she could feel the baby since I was about 8 weeks along. lol. The 10yr old has been very cautious around me and worried about playing and tickling because she worries she'll hurt the baby. I'm asking them to help out with some of the decorating ideas and to give name ideas and involve them in fun ways.

jasbaby2 · June 2015

Our son will be six on Sunday and he is very excited.

kristenm88 · June 2015

My girls 6 & 3 are extremely excited. I was afraid they might get jealous but they are far from it. Every morning they ask to touch my belly bc they know that's when the baby is moving. We asked them what names they like for their brother and we got Carl and bumble bee haha. My 6 year old has done this before so it's not new to her but, the 3 year old is all about treating her baby dolls like the new baby. She is very gentle and loving so I don't think we will have any issues once the baby gets here.

lakesideknitter · June 2015

I don't have kids, but am very close with my niece and nephews (1 girl, 6 boys). The boys honestly couldn't care less, but my niece was a little shell shocked and jealous at first - thinking she wouldn't be my girl anymore. She has since come around and is very excited. She's convinced we're having a girl and that we should name her Tigerlily (like the character from Peter Pan). She also chose that name for both of her younger brothers and didn't get her way.

queenwog · June 2015

My 12 year old stepdaughter pretty much doesn't give a crap. She hasn't said a word about it since we told her early last month.

brianna91chavez · June 2015

My 14 year old step daughter is more excited than 12 year old SD. The youngest seems jealous and doesn't acknowledge the pregnancy.She really wasn't impressed when DH said there will hopefully be another baby shortly after this baby gets here. My 14 yo SD asks to see sonograms, if I can feel him move, when's my next appointment, what do I want to eat today and stuff like that. It sucks the youngest is being like this but I know a lot of it comes from her mother telling her BS.

LizQ2 · June 2015

My 5 year old daughter is ecstatic about having another baby sibling and has given me some very interesting name suggestions.

DD2 is only 10 months old but I'm going to go ahead and assume she won't be too thrilled when her mama has another baby to hold. She's very much a mama's girl.

kmkrushi · June 2015

I don't think my 2 year old daughter quite gets it yet. We'd ask her if she wanted a brother or sister and she'd flip flop back and forth. I explained a sister was a girl and a brother was a boy and now she keeps saying "GIRL" at the top of her lungs when we ask her.

Bootsie81 · June 2015

My kids are kind of excited. I honestly think they just keep forgetting about it. They are 4 and 3. I have my anatomy scan tomorrow and they have to come with, so I'm hoping they'll get excited seeing the baby. My DS hopes it's a boy and my DD hopes it's a girl.

cfletch88 · June 2015

My 5 year old is so excited! When we found out we were having another boy he started jumping up and down! I don't think he would've reacted the same if it was a girl though lol.

urby87 · June 2015

My husband and I started dating before my stepson's first birthday, and he'll be turning eight soon. He has been asking us for a while now when we were going to have a baby, and he's pretty excited.

mamax6 · June 2015

Mine are all very excited. My oldest is 15 and we tease each other of who will get to snuggle the baby more. My youngest is 5 and she is dressing and caring for her "baby" just like mommy is going to be doing. It's so cute! I have 3 boys in between and they all are excited but a bit less than the girls obviously!

Cook3133 · June 2015

Step kids are hard. My two older step sons were really excited about our first 2 but not as much with my 3rd (yet they love all 3 of their little brothers very much). I have no clue how they feel on this one now that we are pregnant. They voiced they didn't think we should have another. They haven't said anything to us now that we are. My oldest stepson and I used to be close but have had a ton of issues lately. I should add they are almost 17 and 19.5 so other than adding another sibling it shouldn't really effect them and I know when this baby gets here they will love it just as much as their other siblings (wich makes 7 for each of them)

sheri0102 · June 2015

DD1 who is 4 1/2 is so excited! She has called baby her baby brother since very early on and today we found out that she was right! She constantly hugs and kisses my belly and talks to baby James (DHs name but will also be baby boy's name). DD2 who is 3 next month is not as excited. I think she is more jealous because mommy is going to have a new baby.

urby87 · June 2015

Yes, step kids can be very difficult. SS used to be a major daddy's boy and pretty much shun me, but our dynamic has seen dramatic improvement over the past few years. He wanted a sister, and was very excited when we cut the reveal cake and found out it was a girl.

DrMommaDVM · June 2015

My 3 year old is super excited for his baby sister. He talks to her and tells people about her all the time. Of course, he really doesn't understand what it means to have a new baby in the house. He was young enough when his brother was born that he really doesn't remember. So yeah, we are encouraging his excitement but when it gets closer to time we'll start talking about what happens when little babies come home.

helsbels222 · June 2015

My 5 year old is very excited. He's constantly rubbing the baby. He got upset when I told him he won't be sharing his room with LO for a while.

Pontot31 · June 2015

It's pretty much all my 3.5 year old talks about.
She is so excited and now baby obsessed.

RaisingJulian · June 2015

My son will have just turned 3 when the baby is here. He still doesn't seem to understand that a baby is coming. But I'm hoping once I know the sex and can say "little brother" or "little sister" instead of both and losing his attention. We will be able to get him more involved. I want him to help us pick certain things out so I'm hoping he'll come around lol

Bootsie81 · June 2015

So, I just got back from our anatomy scan. We found out the baby is a girl and my DS's mouth dropped open and he yelled "NOO!!!" I guess he's not so excited about another little sister.

mlfitch · June 2015

My 11 year old step daughter is not really excited. She talks to her dad more about it than me. She is mostly worried that we won't do anything with her anymore and that we won't have time for her. Some of these fears I think are expanded upon by her mother which is sad. She has also never been very interested in babies. I'm hoping for a miracle and when her little sister arrives she will adore her but am trying to prepare myself to not be to upset when she just looks at her and shrugs her shoulders and refuses to hold her. Makes me sad though.

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