Happy Monday! Welcome to our monthly link up. My co-hosts are Adrienne, Dara, Jen, Joanne and Lauren. This month we are talking about how we became a mom.
I am fortunate enough to be the mom to two sweet boys. E was born in 2011 and Q was born in 2016. With E, I found out I was pregnant in February. Nothing too noteworthy about finding out, and I had a fairly easy pregnancy. For Q, it took a bit longer and you can read about that here. That pregnancy was a bit tougher on me and I was pretty tired, especially near the end. I only ever wanted to have two kids so I was happy to be done. I'm sure Dave would love to have three or four kids, but I said there is no way I can do that again!
For both kids I had scheduled c-sections so they were both pretty controlled situations. With E, being my first baby, I didn't know what to expect so it was a bit more stressful. We were in a semi-private room the first night we were in the hospital. We really struggled with breastfeeding, but persevered(!!) even through the jaundice and spending another night in hospital for E to spend some time under the lights. We were overwhelmed but learned together.
With Q, it was a much more relaxed process. I knew what to expect from the c-section, we had a private room, I already knew how to breastfeed (and Q caught on fairly quickly), and we felt pretty comfortable. I also knew it was my last baby so I was happy to sit and hold a sleeping baby, and we knew that whatever stage Q was going through was something that would end eventually.
Baby E (he's 11 now)
Baby Q (he's 6 now)
New family of four.
I love that picture of the 4 of you! Yes, everything is much less stressful the second time around. You already feel like a seasoned pro. Those baby pics of the boys are adorable ☺️
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All through Rachel's pregnancy, I told Dave, "It's a good thing we decided on two kids because I am NOT doing this again."
ReplyDeleteI remember saying something about "next time" when I was in the hospital with my second and my husband said something to the effect of that labor being much too easy if I was already talking about next time! I think he would have been perfectly content with just 2 kids.
ReplyDeleteSuch a sweet post. I love the family of 4 pic!
ReplyDeleteOuch I remember those breastfeeding days, but like you I also persevered. Such beautiful pics of your boys. They grow too fast don't they?!
ReplyDeleteI had csections as well and wasn't too happy about it!
ReplyDeleteI have had 2 c-sections and they are more controlled but I found my first one stressful too. It was much easier 2nd time around. What adorable photos.
ReplyDeleteSuch sweet pictures of your babies, and of your family! I think the first time no one ever knows what to expect and it's a steep learning curve! My first baby spent some time in the NICU which was very stressful and definitely NOT expected!
ReplyDeleteJealous of your easy pregnancies. such adorable baby pictures.
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