Today is Sunday and we took a short trip to 7 mile beach which we often do. A blustery day but lovely none the less. We walked for just over and hour up and down, Brad hates the beach - but because he loves me he drives me out there for me to revive for the start of the working week. On the way home I like to lay back close my eyes and day dream, trying not to fall asleep as the hum of the
Merc lulls even the most alert passenger into a coma. We stopped by some friends who we
haven't seen in forever, and discovered we both had the very similar birthing stories. So spent much of the visit discussing the traumatic event. Both agree that one child is probably all we need. Brad and I had been having this same discussion on our walk - how many children to have. Should we be socially responsible and have only one? As we are pretty happy with Jackson we think this may be a good choice, however then he would be an only child - kind of - as we have close friends with or having children he will always be surrounded by other kids.
Pre Jackson, Brad and I had wanted to pop them out one after the other, however with both of us taking on new jobs, we just don't have the time or even the desire right now to have another baby. I'm sure when you do have another child you wonder how you ever lived without them, just as you wonder how you ever lived with just the two of you before you became 3. Do you ever know how many children you should have? Brad and I really like our own company, we enjoy a quiet life. Also with more children we may not be able to provide for them all equally. One of us would have to stay home with the children if we have another soon, but if we wait 4 years we can still both continue to work to provide a home. One of us would
definitely have to stay home if we have 3. Right now we feel so blessed to have a healthy happy baby boy, and would like it to stay just the way it is ....... for now.
First time on a swing -
kodak moment. He was laughing but I couldn't manage to snap a photo quick enough to capture the excitement of it all.
Today is Sunday and we took a short trip to 7 mile beach which we often do. A blustery day but lovely none the less. We walked for just over and hour up and down, Brad hates the beach - but because he loves me he drives me out there for me to revive for the start of the working week. On the way home I like to lay back close my eyes and day dream, trying not to fall asleep as the hum of the Merc lulls even the most alert passenger into a coma. We stopped by some friends who we haven't seen in forever, and discovered we both had the very similar birthing stories. So spent much of the visit discussing the traumatic event. Both agree that one child is probably all we need. Brad and I had been having this same discussion on our walk - how many children to have. Should we be socially responsible and have only one? As we are pretty happy with Jackson we think this may be a good choice, however then he would be an only child - kind of - as we have close friends with or having children he will always be surrounded by other kids. Pre Jackson, Brad and I had wanted to pop them out one after the other, however with both of us taking on new jobs, we just don't have the time or even the desire right now to have another baby. I'm sure when you do have another child you wonder how you ever lived without them, just as you wonder how you ever lived with just the two of you before you became 3. Do you ever know how many children you should have? Brad and I really like our own company, we enjoy a quiet life. Also with more children we may not be able to provide for them all equally. One of us would have to stay home with the children if we have another soon, but if we wait 4 years we can still both continue to work to provide a home. One of us would definitely have to stay home if we have 3. Right now we feel so blessed to have a healthy happy baby boy, and would like it to stay just the way it is ....... for now.
First time on a swing - kodak moment. He was laughing but I couldn't manage to snap a photo quick enough to capture the excitement of it all.
3 comments:
Omg, Christal, I can't imagine thinking of another one with as little as Jackson still is. You may decide later that you only want one, but he's still soooo little. Oh, I want to snuggle with him.
I love all of the new pictures. I guess it is good that Allen didn't send Brad his old brown shirts, huh?
Thats for sure! No more brown shirts in this house - I reckon by 2020 I may have gotten rid of them :)Jack had his first day back at Mahen's today, and of course did wonderful. He is a snuggle bunny for sure - I almost didn't want to put him in his cot tonight and just rocked and held my little bundle for as long as he'd let me! Untill he started looking at me strange as if to say "What are you doing I'm normally in my bed now!"
Don't worry...I'm sure Brad's father will keep him supplied with brown t-shirts until Brad's tired of them. Looks like this could be a while!
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