And So It Begins

My college roommate and I had babes 3 weeks a part. We didn’t know it, certainly didn’t plan it. She had her second baby last week. And so it begins. Many of the mamas who were pregnant when I was are now second/third time mamas again, expecting, or trying.

One is due later this month, three others are pregnant and due this year, four others are trying, and there are others who have put pregnancy on their 2009 wish list. Wow. I always thought I’d be right there, having kids two years apart. But not now. I have always said I want a lot of kids, I still do. I think. I guess I always figured I’d be the one getting pregnant again sooner, and now? Now I am having such a good time with my 18 month old. It feels strange to once again not be executing my “plan.” That word is down right laughable now.

Raymonn and I have talked about it, we decided we’d talk about it again at the end of 2009. One of my biggest fears is having another baby and not being able to afford Knowledge  Beginnings for the both of them. After our first daycare experience, I simply cannot do home daycare again. I can’t. I need someone who will work with me, I need to have a place that will make me feel like a good Mom. I need to have a place where there is accountability, where they tell me everything that goes into her mouth, when she sleeps, and when her diapers are changed. Simply put, I can’t go back. Right now if we had two babes going to KB it would almost not make sense for R to work – and I can’t have that either. I would go to work  and be resentful every day that it was not me staying at home.

So I guess for now we wait. There is no rule that says we need to expand our family just yet.

Miss P did turn 18 months last week. One and a half years. We are now closer to two than one. Goodness. She has shown her stuff, the facial expressions this girl can pop out cracks me up. She will win any staredown, she is that good. And I do believe my sweet angel has a temper. Just a bit. And she’s not afraid to show it. At all. There is bound to be mutltiple battle of the wills in our future.

She is thriving though, even with a modified diet. Of that I am proud. I almost love going to the pediatrician because Dr. Dews makes me feel so good about what I’m doing. Her son goes to KB as well so she sees Prayse often. She expressed regret that P was moving to another room because of the friendship that she has with “Nonner” as she likes to call him

Here are her stats – I’d say a peanut, milk, and egg allergy are not keeping us down!

• Height: 35″ Off the charts – over the 100th percentile
• Weight: 26 lbs 3 oz – 80th percentile
• Head: 48 cm – 97th percentile

And just for fun: