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Me: only child. My wife: 1 of 3. We had our first daughter, she wanted more, I wanted one.

Posted by JaxSean (aka JaxSean) Apr 8 '11, 11:08

After 4 years, she had resigned to the fact that we were just going to have one child - then the second came along.

I love both of my girls more than anything - but the second one (now pushing 10) has been 10x tougher on my patience than the first one was.

I think it all has to do with the parents and environment, I think. My girls are (thus far) turning out alright.

I can say that I'm glad they are 5 years apart in age. One entered school (so out of $ daycare) just about when the other went in. The short period they were both in daycare was crazy expensive. Likewise, one was out of diapers and could "help," now the older can babysit as well.

I don't think I'd survive babies a year or so apart.

Responses:

If my wife and I have another kid it will be within the next two years... - Stephen Apr 8, 11:47
Me: oldest of 3. Wife: youngest of 3. 1 kid is all we can handle. -- nm - TWuG Apr 8, 11:29
Also, i talked to one of my owners right before lunch. They waited to have their baby until they were nearly 40 . The baby is 8 months old today. - Spawn Apr 8, 11:20 2
- My post above should have been here. -- nm - Stephen Apr 8, 11:53
- I can't imagine "starting" now - although we might have had a better financial base. -- nm - JaxSean Apr 8, 11:27
Yeah, I give The Bub all of me I can. I know I could not a.) do it again and b.) at the same time as him. - Spawn Apr 8, 11:16 11
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  - No, I surprise myself *now*. - Spawn Apr 8, 11:24 9
    - you're growing up! You're letting your food touch now -- nm - Remlik Apr 8, 11:25 8
      - I could not even bring myself to tell Amy about the cup of shaving cream with fruit concoction. - Spawn Apr 8, 11:31 6
        
        you eat shaving cream? -- nm - sycor Apr 8, 11:43
        
        at least you tried it. -- nm - Remlik Apr 8, 11:32 4
        
        As I said, the red things were pretty good. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 11:33 3
        
        strawberries -- nm - Remlik Apr 8, 11:40 2
        
        Nope. The middle was a strawberry ( I eat those). The others were raspberries or something. -- nm - Spawn Apr 8, 11:43 1
        
        oh yeah those were raspberries. -- nm - Remlik Apr 8, 11:44
      - is that what the kids are calling that now? -- nm - tRuMaN Apr 8, 11:25
most parents grow far more then they imagine before kids -- nm - Danedukenuuk Apr 8, 11:15
Looks like this is going to be our schedule, though I wanted them closer together. - Dr.Vermin Apr 8, 11:15 7
- fwiw, the second (of seven) in my family wasn't really a terror. - b. Apr 8, 11:31 3
  - oh, duh, one more. - b. Apr 8, 11:34 2
    - Good data, thanks! -- nm - Dr.Vermin Apr 8, 11:37 1
      - my brother's #2 is an angel. My sister's #2 is a demon. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 11:38
- I honestly thought the second one would put me/us in therapy. - JaxSean Apr 8, 11:17
- shooting for delivering - Danedukenuuk Apr 8, 11:17
- heh heh. -- nm - loosilu Apr 8, 11:16
I seriously think that hormones completely changed my brain and made me baby crazy. There's no rational reason for how I feel. -- nm - Amy Apr 8, 11:12 1
- It's another instance of "you'll never completely know until" you have a child. You can explain it, but - JaxSean Apr 8, 11:16
If I have kids I know I'd want one but if I had to have two I'd want them spaced apart too. -- nm - lileve Apr 8, 11:12

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