tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post6586728550765473928..comments2024-03-27T05:30:11.462-05:00Comments on The days are JUST packed: This is not an April Fool's jokehokgardnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971689914882302078noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-88197029253389842852008-04-05T07:56:00.000-05:002008-04-05T07:56:00.000-05:00Oh, HUGE NEWS, wow! I'm sorry and congratulations...Oh, HUGE NEWS, wow! I'm sorry and congratulations all rolled into one.<BR/><BR/>My baby number 4 was a COMPLETE and utter surprise too. Me, barely fertile (fertility drugs in the past and PCOS), he having already had a vasectomy. We'd just finished rocking our world combining our families into a happy little Brady Bunch with 4 kids and no money for a minivan. I was so DONE with babies. We were terrified of telling our teens (the littles were of course overjoyed with the news) and one of our teens actually referred to his brother as the ACCIDENT until he was in his arms. <BR/><BR/>Well, he's a joy and everyone loves him to bits, and I'm such an old hat about this it really didn't shake up our world at all. <BR/><BR/>Get our all those ambivilant feelings! <BR/><BR/>"BUT I HAVE PLANS!!!!" was something I had to shout at the skies MANY times.Kerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12730940231520639971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-11409637215637298702008-04-02T22:14:00.000-05:002008-04-02T22:14:00.000-05:00Oh, wow. That is really seriously big. I could tal...Oh, wow. That is really seriously big. I could talk with you someday about all those mixed emotions, i surely could. But for now...<BR/><BR/>Well, this IS a kind of marathon, right? The pregnancy, and the life with child. Back to back marathons. And you've already trained really, really well for it. And you have training partners and lots of little ones to kiss you at the water stops. Don't time the miles. Just enjoy the run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-8765018005738355972008-04-02T18:47:00.000-05:002008-04-02T18:47:00.000-05:00Wow! Congrats!The best part of having three kids d...Wow! Congrats!<BR/><BR/>The best part of having three kids during this pregnancy (and I can say this because I only have two - ha ha) is that you're going to be so busy that you won't have time to fret over what's coming.<BR/><BR/>But what's coming is the sweet smell of baby hair when you hold the little one close without them wriggling away. You're going to have that little heartbeat warming you up while it sleeps on your chest. You're going to have someone eat what you feed them (for a while) without them knowing they can refuse. You're going to have one more being squeezing more love into your heart than you ever knew would fit.<BR/><BR/>That and haircuts are over-rated. And I'd skip the dentist all together if I could, and I'm sure you're with me on this one. <BR/><BR/>I'm sorry that there are thorns with the rose, but the other three will help make it all merrier. Does that help? If not, just take a nap. That should do it.ckhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07167055955874167723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-68272991573511632422008-04-02T09:44:00.000-05:002008-04-02T09:44:00.000-05:00Holy smoke! Your breeding like a catholic or a m...Holy smoke! Your breeding like a catholic or a mormon! I' must say i'm shocked, but I'm happy for you. Congratulations!!!t. Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09676606327652514708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-89485006994843904942008-04-02T02:54:00.000-05:002008-04-02T02:54:00.000-05:00Hopped over from a comment you left on Madmad's bl...Hopped over from a comment you left on Madmad's blog. Congrats! I can't imagine having four! We just had number two. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for sharing your honest post!Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13020576169697163185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-89981497709137581762008-04-01T21:50:00.000-05:002008-04-01T21:50:00.000-05:00Yay! Congrats!And TRUST ME, it's perfectly normal ...Yay! Congrats!<BR/><BR/>And TRUST ME, it's perfectly normal to be feeling like you do now. My 4th pregnancy I didn't even know what week I was half the time, I probably ate the worst I ever did, ever, just all wrapped up in the minutia of life and not paying attention. Hearing the heartbeat helped, getting TONS of pictures of ultrasounds helped, but really, it wasn't until the doctor told me that my fluid was low and they were going to get him that I was actually concerned. And now? He's not my favorite. Nuh'uh. You did not hear me say it.<BR/><BR/>Best wishes for a healthy pregnancy and delivery, and holler when you need to vent it all out. Anytime.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-26212711157688965982008-04-01T20:46:00.000-05:002008-04-01T20:46:00.000-05:00Oh. My. Gosh.OHMYGOSH!I think I'm actually speechl...Oh. My. Gosh.<BR/><BR/>OHMYGOSH!<BR/><BR/>I think I'm actually speechless!! I'm all goosebumpy and amazed and you know what?<BR/><BR/>Really, really HAPPY for you. When I found out I was pregnant with Ana, my soon-to-be MIL said, "Well, life is what happens when you're making other plans."<BR/><BR/>Of course, once I got over the shock that my MIL was quoting John Lennon, not that she knew it, I decided this was the best reaction to an unplanned pregnancy ever. <BR/><BR/>It's LIFE, H. It's a miracle in the midst of the mundane. I'm really happy for you.<BR/><BR/>That said, I have to admit that I felt sort of ambivilent during both of my pregnancies, It wasn't until that baby came out and sat on me that I realized my heart had just grown "two sizes that day."Barb Matijevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16469997012394334517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-80839573680397665192008-04-01T09:06:00.000-05:002008-04-01T09:06:00.000-05:00I totally agree with Becca -- get it all out there...I totally agree with Becca -- get it all out there, whenever you need to... just be honest. <BR/><BR/>You are a fantastic mama to the three you have -- and will be the same fantastic mama to the fourth bundle of joy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-10925403393806614372008-04-01T08:36:00.000-05:002008-04-01T08:36:00.000-05:00Wow is right! I think that I would probably have ...Wow is right! I think that I would probably have the exact same feelings that you're having now. It's hard to think about going back to life with an infant!<BR/><BR/>Get it all out there and be honest with yourself. There's nothing worse than faking feelings and then have a big old breakdown later from stuffing how you really feel away. That's how you end up crying hysterically in the dry cleaner's, for example.<BR/><BR/>That said, congratulations!!! I'm so excited for you. In fact, let everyone be excited for you while you get used to the idea. 4 is a nice even number.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36945735.post-62663855830733369072008-04-01T08:19:00.000-05:002008-04-01T08:19:00.000-05:00Oh, WOW! Wow. Wow. Wow. Yeah, I guess you won't be...Oh, WOW! Wow. Wow. Wow. Yeah, I guess you won't be running any marathons for a bit... but it WILL be fine. They say by the fourth, it all gets easier - and the girls will really be able to help, too, which helps a lot. It might seem insurmountable now, but I think that it's one of those things that the imagining of it is always harder/worse than the actuality of it. By now you'll be able to nurse and change a diaper at the same time! And you'll have built in sitters in a couple of years; it will be fine. You will be basking in the joy of a little guy/girl soon - and think of all the great things you'll get to knit!!!MadMadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11550335108031470562noreply@blogger.com