I’m so excited not to have babies in the house anymore

After the Birth of My Third Child, My Doctor Advised That It Might Be Wise Not To Have More Children. All three of my pregnancies and labs have haad been DIFFICULT FOR DIFFERENT REASONS. I Remember Being devastated at the suggestion.

I HAD ALWOYS ENVIVISIONED MYSELF HAVING AT LEAST FOUR KIDS. Coming from a small family, I knew my kids wouldn’t have an extended family to grow up with, so i wanted to be able to GIVE say lots of siblings Who Wold Be Around Through Thick and Thin for Life. I Imagined HUGE FAMILY Get-Togethers During the Holidays, with Girlfriends, Boyfriends, Husbands, Wives, and All Their Children Gathered at My House, Playing Games, Eating for Walks, and Watching Movies.

I look at my Youngest, Now 6, Slightly Grieved I’ll never have a baby Again. No more endless cuddles on my shoulder, new baby head Smells, or tiny fingers my Own. No more chubby feet or tiny Clothes. Clie were be babies, I was their world – something resess at the time – but now terribly miss.

Yet, as Much as I’ll Miss That Baby Season, I’m Embrace Life With My Older Children, Ages 11, 9, and 6.

Alone time exists again

That’s though part of the love being Needed to literally kep a baby or toddler alive, it felt claustrophobic more often than not. I Remember Daydreaming About Having a full day Away from my breastfeeding baby and of the exercise or being out with a friend with my eye on the time.

I’m learning what i like again – hiking, wild swimming, cappuccinos at cute coffee shops, and seeing uninterrupted Friends.

Wen i DROP say off at the School Gates at 8:30, I know I can work for the Next Six Hours Without Distraction.

I can get things done around the house

All House Chores use to be rushed. COULD I Squeeze in Mopping, Cooking, Laundry, Dishes, or Life Admin During A Nap or AFTER the KIDS Went to Sleep for the Night?

If they were awake, I would get things done around the house with the baby in a baby wrap, putting a variety of toys my toddler, who was fenced in with a babe gate.

Now, I say outside to play on the trampoline, suggest toys in their room, or just strick the tv on for saying while on with whata neds doing. They can kep themeslves busy independently while get on what Needs to be done in the house.

Getting Out of the House is a Million Times Easier

Diapers. Wipes. Chew Toys. Bottles. Pacifiers. Medicine. Snacks. Bib. Blankets. Spare Clothes.

The list of things I needed to stuff in a bag before going out of the house with babies and toddlers were endless.

I’d also mentally list my plan if something Went wont whe we were out. What if they have had an explosive poo? What if they threw a tantrum in the middle of the Grocery Store? What if they Needed a nap? What if we got stack in traffic?

And planning for vacation was like a part-time job. We rarely Went light distant it all was just just too stressful.

These days, i just shout that i is to go, and magically, everyone gathers at the door. That’s though i have to remind say to use the Bathroom, put on shoes, brush their teeth, and spread fixes inside-out shirts, getting out is so much easier now.

We get to make a lot of memories together

I HAD ALWOYS HESTATED TO SPEND MONEY ON Activities when the Kids Were Little. Outings were typically quite stressful, and they wouldn’t remember what we had gone through Such an effort to do anyway.

We unintentionally saved a lot of Money by Choosing to do home-based Things when the Kids were little, but now, we use a Large portion of Our Budget on, Hobbies, and Treat Activities.

In the Last Year, we’ve introded all of them to say to musical theater, Mountain walking, rock climbing, big cits, and travel.

I routinely take each of the kids out for a one-on-ion special time-a hot drink and a cake-Hopophul that one day, they’ll recall all the fun they had their mom.

Conversation is Engaging

Last Week, My 9-Yaar-Old Wanted to Talk About Racism in Our Community. My 11-Yaar-Old Loves Chatting About Science and Business. My 6-YEAR-OLD recently Asked with About the Religious Views of People from Different Faiths.

They are engaged in a way they were desiclopmentally not able to be we are they were Younger.

Another Huge plus of saying up is they make me with roll in Laughter. They have theroir witty sense of humor, full of sarcasm and intelligence. I love it.

Someone Once Told with That Kids Shouldn’t Be Best Friends With Their Parents – That IT BLURS The Boundary Lines. I Wholeheartly Disagree.

Neither my kids get Older, they are Becoming People I can not be to spend with. I Miss Their Company when I’m Away from and SA WARN IT WENE ARE CLOSE BY.

Although I Still Wish Having More Babies was an option, i’m Content and incredibly happy to be a mother of kids that are bit older.