A Mom's Thoughts on Having Another Baby

I have baby fever, there I said it (outloud’ish); it’s out there now. I really want another little one, a little one to cuddle and hug and nuzzle on my neck. A baby that you can sit down and doesn’t run away doesn’t say “go away (Mommom)” {thank you blogher for that moment}.

I “ooohhhhh” and “awwwww” over all the adorable infant pictures filling up my Instagram feed; and I yearn for the fun weekly posts about pregnancy that I didn’t do with Lexie. I feverishly pin the maternity and newborn picture ideas on Pinterst like I’m due any day. I drool over those too cute one piece baby clothes in the store.

I even told the hubs; I think I’m ready. I think it’s time to get healthy and start trying. I think this is a good time; Lexie’s 2 and that was my plan from the get go; I think she’ll understand about a new baby and not get too jealous; yes this is a good time!

And then it happened, like a slap to the face…

I picked up Lexie from the sitters today where I watched in awe of the sitters new one month old grandson who was fussing and I smiled; she told he he’d been at this for an hour now and they thought it might be colic.

That’s all it took, it was the slap in the face, my anxiety kicked in and I had to get out of there; I’m not ready {I felt my eggs dry up right then}! I flashed back to when Lexie was about 6 to 8 weeks old and my mom had woken her up from a nap while we were at family birthday party and Lexie cried and cried and cried (something she’d been doing a lot) and nothing could stop her; nothing could make her happy so I cried to and pleaded with my mom that all I wanted was a “happy baby”. {Lexie was “Colic” (“special needs baby”) for almost 6 months}.

That’s all it took, that brief flashback moment, that reminder of what those first six months were like; I’m not really to take that chance yet again; not yet anyways.

After all there’s always next year…

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Hi! I’m Mel from “Never a Dull Moment”. “Never a Dull Moment” sums up my world, as the saying goes “if it’s not one thing it’s another!” Join me and my family through that day to day life with a crazy toddler (who’s very photogenic) and an extended family who thinks one more should already be on the way {which we are NOT ready for yet}. Oh and then there’s me, the matriarch of our little family who is double the size she should be and is trying to figure out how to get healthy without losing my mind in the process! Follow me on Facebook and Twitter!

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Hi, I'm Steph - inspired photographer, social media specialist, and brand ambassador. When I don't have a camera in my hands, you'll find me with a cup of coffee. I live life with my two boys and husband, taking it one latte at a time! You can find me on Twitter, Facebook, and Google+r .