I miss the excitement of pregnancy
The day after Maeve was born.
I recently went to a baby shower for a friend. Lindsay is expecting her first baby, a girl, in late February. She and her husband are ecstatic to welcome baby Elaina into this world and I felt privileged to be a part of the celebration.
Lindsay had a great turn out for her shower. She had friends from several social circles; I knew the girls from our neighborhood and our husbands’ work, but there were several I didn’t know. It was an enjoyable afternoon without the kids, and I’m grateful to Charlie for affording me the opportunity.
Including Lindsay, there were at least six other women who were pregnant at the shower. As I sat there looking around the room, I couldn’t help but desire the excitement they are experiencing… do I really want another baby already?!
Charlie and I would like more than two children; in fact we want several more than two. Nevertheless, Maeve is not even six months old yet. That would make for only a sixteen-month age gap between children. Maeve would still be so young. It happens though. In fact, my mother-in-law had a few babies who were only a year old when their younger sibling was born… I couldn’t imagine!
I held my friend Sarah’s newborn baby today. Samuel is a big baby; his birth weight was 11 pounds 6 ounces. Despite his size, he is still so little. Now that I have children of my own, I appreciate the delicacies of a newborn baby so much more.
How do you regard pregnancy and newborn babies now that you have one of your own?
Right when Owen turned 6 months I got baby fever! I would look at newborns and not be able to remember Owen being that little. It made me want another baby but we are going to wait a little while longer. I’m excited to go through it all again.
So you are telling me that baby fever gets WORSE after you have a baby??? WHAT! I thought it “fixes” it!
ps-I LOVE Maeves dress!
I’m not ready for another baby, but I do love to snuggle them when I get the chance. I miss that new baby smell!