SIDEBAR #17- Arias/Alexander forum

[YESorNO]

I failed miserably.

don't feel bad :facepalm: - so did I :floorlaugh: :floorlaugh:

 

[YESorNO]

you'd think butter wouldn't melt eh,he is a right pain sometimes :facepalm: :fence:

im looking forward to some me time,but i can't wrap my head around where the last 4 and a half years have went. hes not my little baby anymore.

He's beautiful!!! :seeya:

 

[YESorNO]

I had this wondrous thing happen that I had to share.

A friend of my daughter bought a kitten in a pet store for a girl who did not return his affection. He was in the process of moving and asked my daughter to watch the kitten over this past weekend. She went down with the rest of my family to my MIL's and as I couldn't go for health reasons, I was here alone. I opened the door to her room to check on the kitten and brought him into my room for company. OMG. I felt this feeling wash over me that I had not felt in a long time. It was the same feeling I had when I first met my husband, when I first saw my children and held them, when I first saw my dream horse and both my dogs. Love. Pure, unadulterated love.

The kitten is a reincarnation of my beloved first cat who died at 18. He cuddled with me, slept above my head, and made me laugh. I told my daughter that her friend couldn't have the cat back. When she came back, she said we had to give the kitten back. I was hysterical because I knew they would not take care of him like I would. He has something wrong with the bones in his front legs, and needs vet attention. He is skinny and was not on the correct food, let alone enough of it.

The kitten is now mine, with the permission of the young man. I am overjoyed. My husband of course said we didn't need one more animal, blah, blah, blah. Too bad. They may want him back one day, but I will catnap the cat who is catnapping on my shoulder as I write. Happy happy joy joy.

:floorlaugh::floorlaugh:
Glad you have your new kitty. :seeya:

 

[LambChop]

don't feel bad :facepalm: - so did I :floorlaugh: :floorlaugh:

Thank you for the comic relief. :cheer::cheer::cheer:

 

[YESorNO]

Sooooooooooo- what's new and interesting tonight??

 

[Mollyandme]

hey everyone! wiping tears from Zuri's post...hugs to you! I'm going back to school for an accelearted BSN program b/c i have my bachelors in something else already and am very interested in the emergency room or labor and delivery....

speaking of labor and delivery...does anyone here have experience w/having kids close in age? My DH and I would like 4 kids. We currently have a 23 month old and 8 month old so they are 15 months apart. I'm wondering if it's better to just keep going and start trying for another soon or wait longer? I figure since i'm already in the baby stage of everything I mine as well do it all now... theres 3 years between me and all my sibling which was also a decent age gap, I'm 28 now and wanted to be done having kids by 35 at the absolute latest. Any ideas/opinions?

 

[daisymae]

hey everyone! wiping tears from Zuri's post...hugs to you! I'm going back to school for an accelearted BSN program b/c i have my bachelors in something else already and am very interested in the emergency room or labor and delivery....

speaking of labor and delivery...does anyone here have experience w/having kids close in age? My DH and I would like 4 kids. We currently have a 23 month old and 8 month old so they are 15 months apart. I'm wondering if it's better to just keep going and start trying for another soon or wait longer? I figure since i'm already in the baby stage of everything I mine as well do it all now... theres 3 years between me and all my sibling which was also a decent age gap, I'm 28 now and wanted to be done having kids by 35 at the absolute latest. Any ideas/opinions?

Try to space them out a little so you won't have 2-3 in college at the same time. :floorlaugh:

 

[YESorNO]

Thank you for the comic relief. :cheer::cheer::cheer:

Evening Lamby :seeya:
Here's another for you (hope it's not too risque :scared

:floorlaugh: :floorlaugh:

 

[PrincessSezMe]

Sooooooooooo- what's new and interesting tonight??

Not too much YorN. What's new and interesting with you?

 

[YESorNO]

hey everyone! wiping tears from Zuri's post...hugs to you! I'm going back to school for an accelearted BSN program b/c i have my bachelors in something else already and am very interested in the emergency room or labor and delivery....

speaking of labor and delivery...does anyone here have experience w/having kids close in age? My DH and I would like 4 kids. We currently have a 23 month old and 8 month old so they are 15 months apart. I'm wondering if it's better to just keep going and start trying for another soon or wait longer? I figure since i'm already in the baby stage of everything I mine as well do it all now... theres 3 years between me and all my sibling which was also a decent age gap, I'm 28 now and wanted to be done having kids by 35 at the absolute latest. Any ideas/opinions?

Evening Mollyandme :seeya:
I can't help you- my 2 boys are 20 years apart :floorlaugh: :floorlaugh:
but they love each other. They both are "firstborn" :floorlaugh:

 

[PrincessSezMe]

hey everyone! wiping tears from Zuri's post...hugs to you! I'm going back to school for an accelearted BSN program b/c i have my bachelors in something else already and am very interested in the emergency room or labor and delivery....

speaking of labor and delivery...does anyone here have experience w/having kids close in age? My DH and I would like 4 kids. We currently have a 23 month old and 8 month old so they are 15 months apart. I'm wondering if it's better to just keep going and start trying for another soon or wait longer? I figure since i'm already in the baby stage of everything I mine as well do it all now... theres 3 years between me and all my sibling which was also a decent age gap, I'm 28 now and wanted to be done having kids by 35 at the absolute latest. Any ideas/opinions?

Better to have them when you're younger. The older you get, the more complications you can have (gestational diabetes, etc.), but you also need to give your body enough time to recover in between. Any twins in your families? :floorlaugh:

 

[YESorNO]

Not too much YorN. What's new and interesting with you?

Evening, my princess :seeya:
Nuttin much. Raining all day, then the sun came out, then clouds again :scared:
doesn't know what it wants to do here. :floorlaugh: But it's cool and not hot. :rockon:

 

[daisymae]

Evening Mollyandme :seeya:
I can't help you- my 2 boys are 20 years apart :floorlaugh: :floorlaugh:
but they love each other. They both are "firstborn" :floorlaugh:

twenty years? WOW Explain!

Going to try for #3? :floorlaugh:

 

[josie1986]

hey everyone! wiping tears from Zuri's post...hugs to you! I'm going back to school for an accelearted BSN program b/c i have my bachelors in something else already and am very interested in the emergency room or labor and delivery....

speaking of labor and delivery...does anyone here have experience w/having kids close in age? My DH and I would like 4 kids. We currently have a 23 month old and 8 month old so they are 15 months apart. I'm wondering if it's better to just keep going and start trying for another soon or wait longer? I figure since i'm already in the baby stage of everything I mine as well do it all now... theres 3 years between me and all my sibling which was also a decent age gap, I'm 28 now and wanted to be done having kids by 35 at the absolute latest. Any ideas/opinions?

I'd keep going,may as well while you are young enough to keep up with them all lol there is a 25month age gap between my two. None were planned but I'm glad they happened when they did it's a nice age gap where Flynn can teach Grace how to play share etc but don't get me wrong they fight like cat and dog sometimes. I've noticed because they are getting older they don't do it as much though.

I'd love another baby in the future but I hemorrhage like Niagara falls tmi I know :floorlaugh:

Sent from my 'alternate reality' using my hippocampus

 

[PrincessSezMe]

Evening, my princess :seeya:
Nuttin much. Raining all day, then the sun came out, then clouds again :scared:
doesn't know what it wants to do here. :floorlaugh: But it's cool and not hot. :rockon:

No rain for us today (finally), but it was COLD this morning. I won't let hubby put on the heat though. No way I'm paying for the gas in the middle of August. :floorlaugh:

 

[josie1986]

Evening Mollyandme :seeya:
I can't help you- my 2 boys are 20 years apart :floorlaugh: :floorlaugh:
but they love each other. They both are "firstborn" :floorlaugh:

Maybe this is the blonde in me but what I'm confused.: Floorlaugh:

Sent from my 'alternate reality' using my hippocampus

 

[Mollyandme]

Better to have them when you're younger. The older you get, the more complications you can have (gestational diabetes, etc.), but you also need to give your body enough time to recover in between. Any twins in your families? :floorlaugh:

i always wanted to have them close in age for a lot of reasons, and I know pregnancy is generally (not always) easier and healthier in your 20's and early 30's. twins do run in my family but usually skips a generation. my sister was supposed to be a twin buy my mom miscarried her twin. my only concern is that my son was an emergency c-section in december (they thought the cord was around his neck but he was perfect with both apgars being 9's) and i do NOT want another c-section. my dr told me that b/c i had my daughter vaginally with no issues i'm a perfect candidate for a vbac. I do worry about having 3 or 4 kids in college at the same time but hopefully they will inherit the athleticism in the family and get full scholorships (wishful thinking lol)...my dr told me that my body won't get pregnant again unless it's ready, that c-section did take a toll on me for a good two months but I feel fine now.

here's a pic of my youngest when he was 2 days old complete with the ridiculous Santa hat i got him since he was a december baby:

 

[YESorNO]

twenty years? WOW

Going to try for #3? :floorlaugh:

I had another baby boy (John-Patrick Alexander) in between, but he only lived 4 1/2 hours. It became very difficult for me to have another baby after my first son because of fibroid tumors that I had after I was 30 yrs. old.
Had to stay on bedrest for 8 months to have my last son. :scared: so I had my tubes tied.
So, unless there's a real miracle here, besides reaching menopause and not having sex, no more children for me :floorlaugh: :floorlaugh:

 

[Mollyandme]

Maybe this is the blonde in me but what I'm confused.: Floorlaugh:

Sent from my 'alternate reality' using my hippocampus

josie, your son is adorable!!!!! good luck tomorrow!!! take lots of pics

 

[PrincessSezMe]

i always wanted to have them close in age for a lot of reasons, and I know pregnancy is generally (not always) easier and healthier in your 20's and early 30's. twins do run in my family but usually skips a generation. my sister was supposed to be a twin buy my mom miscarried her twin. my only concern is that my son was an emergency c-section in december (they thought the cord was around his neck but he was perfect with both apgars being 9's) and i do NOT want another c-section. my dr told me that b/c i had my daughter vaginally with no issues i'm a perfect candidate for a vbac. I do worry about having 3 or 4 kids in college at the same time but hopefully they will inherit the athleticism in the family and get full scholorships (wishful thinking lol)...my dr told me that my body won't get pregnant again unless it's ready, that c-section did take a toll on me for a good two months but I feel fine now.

here's a pic of my youngest when he was 2 days old complete with the ridiculous Santa hat i got him since he was a december baby:

Awwwww, he's adorable!