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Second kid

During a weekend playdate, a friend confessed that she's pregnant again. She said the pregnancy had been rough on her, but they were excited to have a second child.

JW had just asked me how I felt about a second kid. My response: "Do I want another kid? Sure, that doesn't sound so bad. Do I want to be pregnant and give birth again? NO." My friend agreed.

Actually, do I want to go through the whole first year again? Months on end of not sleeping? Never getting to sit down to a meal because you always have to spoon-feed the baby? Sore breasts and nap schedules and spit-up everywhere, trying to understand the needs of someone who can't talk, and doing all this with a toddler running around? Babies are cute but they consume you.

Maybe once K is potty-trained, the idea will sound more appealing. Or I can cross my fingers that JW has a secret second family stashed away, so K can have instant siblings and somebody else can take care of them. It would be rough on our marriage, but I'd get over it.

Full post as published by Magic Cookie on April 14, 2009 (boomark / email).