And Friday night at dinner, we talked about a number of things regarding our family. Elizabeth will be taking ballet/tap/jazz classes this summer to see if she wants to take a full year. She says she does, but we'll see after the six-week summer session. We talked about how much Katherine loves Gymboree. We talked about pre-school. We talked about the fact that Katherine came out of our bathroom saying, "Mommy has tampons, Daddy" and I pointed out, "Well, you should be glad she's saying that and we're not sitting here tonight with me saying 'Honey, I'm late.' Though I have to ask - would one more be that bad? Would it be the end of the world?" There are times that he acts like it would absolutely do him in for us to have another child. Then there are times that I get the thing I got Thursday with "I thought we wanted to wait another year." So, I wanted him to lay it out - yes or no.
He said, "What do you want?"
I told him: "Another child and I can't believe I'm saying that; but I know going in this will have to be our last one because of my c-sections. My pregnancy with Annie was so hard that it's difficult for me to believe I'm saying I want to do it again; but I do."
He said, "Well, we'd have to get another house, which we're going to need anyway."
Me: Exactly.
Him: And we're going to have to get another vehicle, which we need anyway.
Me: "Okay, we need all that stuff anyway, so would one more be the end of the world?"
Him: [thinking] No
Me: I can tell you this, I don't want to interfere with your trip to England in April of next year, but that's easy enough to avoid.
Him: How?
Me: I don't get pregnant in June, July or August, since the trip is late April. And I wouldn't mind getting pregnant in November because that means an August baby. I love peridots.
Him: Good grief.
Me: My biggest fear is that we'd have a boy. I mean, not that I would *hate* that but...
Him: But a boy can't wear those storage boxes full of clothes we have.
Me: I'd definitely have to have a garage sale if we were to have a boy
Him: I only make girls.
He cracks me up.
Oh, and here's what happens when one just has girls:
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Gina-I've been pondering have one more baby for the last two years. Getting pregnant isn't easy for me and Harrison is now 10. 10! So there's all those conflicting emotions, the kids can handle things on their own, Ryne is 18, Jack 15, so life is so very easy these days. Harry and I even get to go out alone occaisionally but a few weeks ago I had my three great nieces, 8, 3 and almost 1 for a week, when they left my baby fever was stronger than it has been in ages. I thought they would cure it but only made it worse. Since I'll be 43 this year, it's kind of now or never. When you posted the Rogers and Hammerstein quote, I thought you might be preggers.
You do what your heart tells you and don't listen to anyone else (well, as long as DH agrees, and it sounds like he does).
Oh, that pic is great LOL! what a great Dad and E just looks so grown up already! Didn't you inform your girls they aren't allowed to do that? I had all of the girls' hair cut yesterday to chin length and Brenna looks so adorable, but so not a baby anymore either. Makes just a bit sad :(
Sounds like you know what you want.
Love the picture, I'll have to show this one to DH--let him know he's not alone! LOL
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