QOTD: More children

[strawbuddy]

I actually did want to have another child or maybe two.  I love being a mom and I love having a baby. For economy reasons we decided to stop at three, though I am seriously considering adopting in a couple of years, once we are financially stable enough.  I love my kids so much I really would love to share that with a child who's parents maybe couldn't care for them or whatever the situation, it would really make me happy to be able to give a child a better life.

Then again maybe once I start working I won't feel the pull so much to have another child.  My husband and I cannot have another one together, we went for a permanent method of birth control, so adoption is our best option.  In the past I would start to feel like I want another baby after one of my kid had stopped nursing, and well obviously I acted on that all but this last time :) 

My dh isn't as keen on even discussing adopting now.  He can't look past the financial part right now.  He is a very loving father and I'm sure he would love another child, but well I guess we will have to make that decision in a couple years.  When I do get him to talk about it he argues that having a child that "late in our lives"  will mean having to retire later and everything.  I'm not sure how much I care about retiring later, I was planning on working through my 70's for my brain's sake anyway.

Want more children yes, will I have more, I don't know yet.

 

[SandraRh]

Apr. 21, 2008 at 10:06 AM We're done.  DH wanted to stop at two but I really wanted one more.  Mind you he's excited about this little one, but we do indeed KNOW that this is our last.  And maybe one day we might consider fostering but that won't be until we are financially secure and our children are in middle school or high school.

[brittney24]

Apr. 21, 2008 at 3:25 PM You've read my journal (thanks for the comment by the way I really apprecaited it!)  But we still can't decide!