In the beginning…

After initial feelings of shock have subsided and some lengthy discussion over the past 2 weeks, we are now at a place where we are very happy to announce the pending arrival of our third child.

Why the 2 week hesitancy you ask? There are many factors to consider when deciding to have a child, and obviously this one wasn’t planned!, so I’ll let you in on the first thoughts that run through the head at that crucial moment when you think you may be pregnant:

“Hmmm, I think my period is due this week sometime, or was it last week? Oh crap, I can’t remember.”

“My period hasn’t come yet, and I think it was due last week. Oh crap.”

“I think I should do a pregnancy test just in case. Crap”

“If this test comes back negative, I won’t be disappointed but on the other hand…..”

“Does two lines mean negative or positive <looks at included leaflet>: POSITIVE”

I guess the main shock is having three children so close together but is that necessarily a bad thing? I’m not getting any younger, if 33 can be classed as “getting older”. I certainly don’t want to have any more kids after turning 35 so it’s now or never. Our two other children are 2yrs&3mths, and 8mths so you might understand my anxiousness.

Having more children was an open ended notion that was never really discussed or decided upon as we thought we had more time to think about it (obviously not!). So my advice is to make definitely sure what each of you want before closing that door as one person’s opinion can severely differ from the other’s. This is where “communication” becomes important. I’ve heard of it before but never knew the true meaning until having to make a huge life decision!