Just weeks after getting home from a 6 month deployment, my husband suggested that I may be pregnant, given my recent complaints. What? You're crazy. No way! 'Our plan' was to wait for a year or so and then try for a baby. Yea, well, SURPRISE!!!
BAM!: Due Date April 9, 2008
I have to be honest, that was a tough one to swallow. Nothing that a little bit of time couldn't handle but still tough.
Fast forward to April 2008, my sweet little boy was born.
He was great, life was great, all was GOOD.
One evening in October 2008, my husband I start talking about trying for another come February 2009. I remember telling him that I wanted to get my last 13 lbs off before having another.
BAM!: Due Date July 15, 2009
WHAT? Two under two...even more, two under 18 months!?!?!? Little P and Little C are 15 months apart. I said I was excited but was actually freaking out just a little bit inside. We were living VERY far from home with no family within any reasonable distance and my friendships were...developing. My husband worked 14 hour days and I was going to be on my own. During my pregnancy, I recieved so much commentary from complete strangers. Things like:
"Oh wow! You'll be a busy mom!"
and
"Wow, thats insane!"
Great! Awesome! Thank you so much for calming my fears. What I found funny was the mom's who had two under two said things like:
"You are going to LOVE it!"
and
"I love having mine close together. They are the best of friends!"
By the time I went into labor, I wasn't nervous anymore, just ready to get this started and get into a new routine. What I didn't know that my little girl would be born ANGRY! I'm talking M.A.D. She didn't have colic, she wasn't sick, she did have an irritating diaper rash but nothing that would have explained the RIDICULOUS amount of screaming that came from that little girl! Holy Cow, what have I gotten myself into!?!?!
Hey Mama, dropping in from April '08 on BBC. Adorable kidlets! My April '08 daughter had the same cherries outfit your daughter was wearing. In fact, my August '10 baby was just wearing it the other day. I'm rambling. Anyway, looks like you're off to a good start!
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