How do you know when you're done having babies"
by BabyCenter Guest Blogger posted in Parenting
By Jamie Lincow
The other day, as I was moving burp clothes, receiving blankets, and crib sheets to make room for the big boy clothes that my youngest will be wearing this winter, I found myself again wrestling with the family size question that has often been posed to me: ?are we done"? I nuzzled my nose into one of the sleep blankets my youngest has long since outgrown, and I tried to take in a long, deep breath. Tears overwhelmed my eyes.
The baby clothes and accessories have always stayed in our nursery, waiting to be used by each new baby that we brought home. Now the nursery is our youngest son?s room and there is no logical reason to let these items take up all the space in his closet. But,on an emotional level, I cannot bring myself to store them in the basement with the rest of the bulky baby items. It seems like such a definitive move, as if I?m accepting that we may never have another child who will use them. It?s not that I?m struggling with the fact that my babies are becoming big boys or longing to have another baby right now; in fact, I'm completely happy that all 3 are out of diapers and my husband and I have some freedom to go out for dinner and even travel. Life has become easier with each passing year, and I truly enjoy watching my boys grow, taking them on field trips, and watching them play sports. But, in the next breath, I reminisce about how much I loved being pregnant, the jo...
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