Let me just say, I love it! With this new baby and now with three beautiful little boys, I feel so incredibly rich. I have been just reveling in the feeling and knowledge that we have been blessed beyond belief. Now having three children has been making me feel, somehow, like our family is now a cemented, authentic, tangible family.
Plus, I love having a little baby again. New babies are so wonderful; I so love meeting them, staring at them, snuggling them, getting to know them, analyzing and learning about them.
And here's something that I was completely surprised about. During this pregnancy I had days where I doubted that adding another child to our family and my work load was a very good idea. But after bringing home our new baby and enjoying the change he made in our family dynamic, I was actually thinking fondly and positively and confidently of someday having a family of four children!
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Yay! You may still have tough days when you think that your hands are full enough and you may even want to give back the children you already have but fear not ... it only gets better! Someday when you have four, you may just want five! ;)
ReplyDeleteI felt the same way after our third... like we were a "real" family then. I don't know why, but it was neat to read you thinking along the same lines.
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, four is great and I already can't wait for five!
I second Lerin. Everyone should have at least three. Things just went smoothly and I found myself thinking that a fourth would be just fine as well! Of course little miss number four has been a bit more difficult, but I think number 4 is just hard for some reason. That doesn't mean I am not totally in love with her-it was just a harder adjustment. I got a kick out of your most recent post, boy can I relate to that. It is so hard to get out of the house with a newborn.
ReplyDeleteI saw that A Severe Mercy is one of your favorite books-mine too!