have a big family

OMG having 2 kids is really hard. I have a 21 month old and 3 week old. I can’t get anything done around the house & feel bad I’m not spending enough time with my toddler because I’m always preparing a meal, dishes, laundry, bills, more laundry (newborns go through a lot of laundry), etc. I don’t know if we will be able to handle having any more kids….

So I told my husband that I was hoping to adopt to add to our family. I thought he would just dismiss me or laugh. But I was so touched when he also thought it was a good idea. I could tell he was really thinking about it because the next day when he was working outdoors and I came out to talk with him he brought it up and reassuringly said yea that would be a good idea. So I have started the researching process. Based on our income we would adopt through a public agency and we would also adopt from foster care. It appears the next step is to apply/start the home study process. There are still a lot of unknowns but I’m hoping through the tutorial process I will learn a lot more.

for our TTC in October. It is peak time so we will see in a couple weeks or not?

We have decided to try for our 2nd baby! Since I am already home I might as well be taking care of 2 instead of 1! I’m hoping we can have all of our kids in the next few years so I can return to work by the time our baby starts kindergarten in 5 years.

My husband is already “ready” for & talking about wanting another baby. Meanwhile our 1st son is 8 months old tomorrow. I’m not ready until I lose all my pregnancy weight. (See thing #3.) I hope by the end of this year to have lost a minimum of 25 pounds but I’d like to lose 40. And then we can try for another!