#1: if there was to be another baby born into this family it would only be with an epidural this time. I had both of the girls naturally and will NEVER do it again. I can say, "been there, done that" but I don't want to do it again. Allie was hard and Brailie was even harder and it broke me down in a way that took months for me to recover from. Bring on the drugs this time people; I am not superwoman and don't ever want to be.
#2. If I was to have another baby it would not be until Brailie was 3, potty trained and able to put on her own shoes. The girls are 19 months apart and tackling all the big stuff with Allie after having Brailie was a hard job for me (no binkie, potty training etc). I decided that I wanted to wait until things felt a little more smooth before adding another baby to the mix (ya right as if that is ever possible). Well miss Brailie potty trained herself 6 months ago and is proficient at putting on her shoes by herself now. During the Oct 2011 General Conference there was a talk given about having children. I had been thinking about the idea a bit before that but that talk solidified in my mind that it was time for us to have another child. As I prayed about it and thought about it I realized that all my reasons for not wanting to have another baby yet were selfish (how would I have any time to myself with 3 kids to juggle and schedule). As we decided that we were ready for another baby we got so excited. All these other ladies are having babies here in town and I have found myself so super hungry for another baby. It took us much longer to get pregnant than we planned but we are so grateful that we now are and even though the baby is due pretty much on Melon Days (the busiest time of the year in Green River) we are just happy that we will be the ones adding another child to our family. And not to mention the fact that the girls are so super excited. They have been talking about babies for a while and now they are so excited to both get to be big sisters.
