OK, so I'm getting nervous/excited/scared/anxious/thrilled... you name it! We're half way there to meeting out little man! [claploud] He's growing well, moving lots, and such a blessing already!

But...

So much is going to change when he does arrive. Grace is still struggling to STTN. She's very, very much attached to me (which is healthy, normal, good, and I love it!) But I worry how it will go when Charlie is added to the mix. I know kids handle adjustment pretty well. She's so young. I know she'll adapt. And once Charlie is bigger, she'll LOVE having him around. When my little siblings are here she is just beside herself with joy!

I just wonder how we'll manage two kids. How we'll do bed time, how the carseats will fit in our 4 door cars, how I'll be able to take care of Charlie like I did Grace...

Most of you ladies know these thoughts and feelings... I think I just need reassurance. Some people think we're down right crazy for having two in less than 2 years. And it does scare me. But just having 2 - not the age difference too much.

And then my mom and stepdad tell me that going from 2 to 3 has been the hardest for them. Not one-on-one anymore. My stepdad said that if he had known the extra work and EVERYTHING that goes with the third, he wouldn't have considered it. He doesn't, by any means, regret bringing Sarah home. He loves her just the same. That is very evident. It's just so hard, he said. And to not fault of her own.


Anyway... I'm rambling. I trust that the Lord will bring peace to my heart and prepare us to be ready for this little guy. Oh, and that's the *other* thing. If he had been a girl, there'd be so much less to consider. But he is, very much!, a boy. And I'm happy he is! Really! It's just that... there's more to do and get and blah blah blah...

OK... I'm done complaining.

If you gals have any insight or wisdom or ANY thing to offer, I'd truly appreciate. [hug]

Thanks a bajillion!!!

[loveyou]

It'll be ok. :) *hugs*

I *did* find 1 to 2 to be the harder transition. I think it is because 1 just meshes into your present life so well, and you into theirs. So you and babe have your own little routine/life.....and then comes #2 who goes back to the beginning and you don't know how to do that now.

But it will happen. It WILL be ok.

(after that, you realize the new baby is going to be..uh...a baby...and take things back to the beginning..and you deal..you know how to juggle both realms..it's not that big of a change)

The key, I think, is not to fret. To not try to plan out how things are going to work. Just....let it be. You love and welcome the new one and just trust that all will mesh. Because it will, whether you really believe/trust it or not...so why not just trust that from the beginning? ;)

Now...when you have teenagers and newborns and everywhere in between in the house and are having these panic moments..don't seek me out for a pep talk because I wonder what the heck I'm doing/going to do too LOL [halo] :mrgreen:

Just like T said, things will just mesh. I was in your boat not long ago, anxious about handling 2 at once. It really wasn't a big adjustment for me, the new babe just kind of swung right into the mix, I now feel like it's been this way forever! :) You just take life minute by minute and do what you have to do. Mine are 2 years and 3 months apart and I wouldn't change that for anything. :mrgreen:

Hi - I admit 1 to 2 was a bit of adjustment - but then again we only had the first 3 only a year apart!!!! Yes, you heard me, the Lord gives you strength! Believe me - I have lived through it again and again and again and again. You get the idea - we always thought of it as skipping rope - once you get used to one baby coming in another jumping in is not so bad because........ you were already used to it! We have never regretted the children we have been blessed with so far ................... just the AWFUL comments from "well meaning" relatives - God is in the control - you will do just fine!:-D[clapping][claploud]:mrgreen:[verycool][praying][claphigh][lovesign][clap][girlsmiley]:razz:[hug][heartbeat]:smile:;-)[dancing][love][tippinghat]