tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304408055161689399.post578879793463479874..comments2024-03-15T11:30:29.726-04:00Comments on Incubation Nation: Family Dynamics--The Winds of ChangeSalyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13792107257082868851noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304408055161689399.post-80381368076325315652008-05-16T09:15:00.000-04:002008-05-16T09:15:00.000-04:00I'm still catching up on my blogs reading, but I l...I'm still catching up on my blogs reading, but I love this post. I think about this a lot now. I know I definitely want more babies, but in a way I really like our family dynamics right now. It's nice having a toddler who is just coming into his own now. He's more independent, leaving me time to do things once in a while. He takes a good nap in the afternoon and sleeps through the night for 11-12 hours every night. It's a great thing we have going now. But I know another child will be great too. We'll adjust, go through that tough newborn period, and before I know it we'll have another toddler and things will be easier again. But it's interesting to see other families adjust to their situations too.<BR/><BR/>Our neighbors have 7 children. One time the husband said that he thought the hardest adjustment was going from 2-3, because then the adults were outnumbered. But any kids after that just fit in quickly. Funny.Mommy Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02272248293460562006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304408055161689399.post-5378074327332862232008-05-07T15:48:00.000-04:002008-05-07T15:48:00.000-04:00So true. So true.Just like Lorid, despite the pan...So true. So true.<BR/><BR/>Just like Lorid, despite the panics, our family just seems so PERFECT now that we have 3.CAQuincyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821192974215349171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304408055161689399.post-18346450283326491842008-05-07T14:33:00.000-04:002008-05-07T14:33:00.000-04:00Ooo, and don't forget, you'll have two little help...Ooo, and don't forget, you'll have two little helpers too, to bring you that glass of ice water when you're nursing! I always forgot the water, and then would be DYING of thirst.theflyingmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18087901455694508640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304408055161689399.post-20316067908326040182008-05-07T14:15:00.000-04:002008-05-07T14:15:00.000-04:00This makes me nostalgic. I remember being big and ...This makes me nostalgic. I remember being big and pregnant and telling Honey that I didn't want another baby (even though the pregancy was totally planned and charted and all that other stuff you do to MAKE yourself have a baby). I worried about Brother and whether he would not get enough attention because, dude. Babies need a lot of attention.<BR/><BR/>And we did go through the "You love Jelly Bean more than you love me" stage. It is hard to balance everything out. But in the end, you do. You make everything work. So I know that Olivia is going to be a perfect addition to your family. I think everyone feels the way you are feeling right now when they are expecting a new addition.Mistyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01789220521394306503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304408055161689399.post-44667590150424597542008-05-07T14:00:00.000-04:002008-05-07T14:00:00.000-04:00Been there... felt that. It's perfectly normal (a...Been there... felt that. It's perfectly normal (assuming I'm normal. Hee.)<BR/><BR/>I think when you get to #3, you know the love will be there because you've had the experience of adding before. My big thing with #3 was all about the family dynamic. We had a boy and a girl already. We were out of the diaper stage. We fit comfortably in the car. The prospect of adding to something that seemed so perfect was scary. But now that we have 3, I wonder how I ever thought what we had then was perfect, because what we have NOW is perfect.LoriDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07646658618955664778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304408055161689399.post-23168892252784717662008-05-07T13:16:00.000-04:002008-05-07T13:16:00.000-04:00The family dynamics do change no matter how many k...The family dynamics do change no matter how many kids, or the age difference. My oldest is 6 years older than the twins. She was more jealous of her brother, who is 4 years her junior. She still harbors some animosity toward us changing our family, but as there isn't anything we can do about it, we moved forward. It's always interesting to see how the family morphs when more people are added. Luckily, we are done adding. :)Kristin....https://www.blogger.com/profile/04577486067704642675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304408055161689399.post-4473207522664697272008-05-07T13:07:00.000-04:002008-05-07T13:07:00.000-04:00I'm going to cheat by commenting on two posts, bec...I'm going to cheat by commenting on two posts, because while I was waiting for blogger to bring up this comment window, I read the paragraph about avenue Q, and the "uncomfortable puppet love scene," and I think I have not heard a funnier statement all week. Bwa! <BR/><BR/>Okay- it's good to know that an impending mom of 3 is as bewildered as an impending mom of 2. I can't offer any sage advice since I'm neither, but it sounds as though the new addition typically eventually works its way into the family dynamic okay. Good luck with everything!Pennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02864909952004392637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304408055161689399.post-12531237031439461692008-05-07T12:33:00.000-04:002008-05-07T12:33:00.000-04:00Tessie-- yes. I love the name but can not use it ...Tessie-- yes. I love the name but can not use it because it sounds RIDICULOUS with our last name. So here, she can be Olivia---you all know her real name anyway.Salyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13792107257082868851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304408055161689399.post-26327231285411272962008-05-07T12:19:00.000-04:002008-05-07T12:19:00.000-04:00I think it is so great that even while you are afr...I think it is so great that even while you are afraid that things won't feel right, you KNOW that they will. And you are right.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15942269316108576622noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2304408055161689399.post-86595152424222633942008-05-07T12:13:00.000-04:002008-05-07T12:13:00.000-04:00I had a Marriage and the Family class in college, ...I had a Marriage and the Family class in college, and the professor always used to say that every child is born into a completely different family. So true.<BR/><BR/>It's going to be great. Also, is "Olivia" her pseudonym?Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18085712930407611861noreply@blogger.com