Of pregnancy and babies..

At court this morning, I learned another friend of mine is pregnant at 7 weeks.  I've been having a lot of friends getting pregnant lately.  It's always a cause for celebration whenever I hear the words, "I'm pregnant!" and I get excited too, in the same way my friends get excited.  However, I always have a nagging feeling inside of me because normally I am questioned.  "What about you, when do you plan on getting pregnant?"

My first pregnancy was planned, although my husband and I were not yet married then.  At 28, I believed it was high time for me to get pregnant.  And so, this planned pregnancy of mine resulted to twin babies (who are now of course toddlers).  That twin pregnancy of mine is actually the cause of all my apprehensions.  You see, I did not have a difficult pregnancy, except in the latter stages when I had to be on bed rest from 6 months onwards.  But whenever I remember what occurred during the twins' first year- taking care of twin babies, working, countless expenses, the experience of having no yaya's, it makes me apprehensive of having another one.  And then I remember that the twins are almost 4 and I think if we decide on having another child, 4 years is a good gap.

So whenever my friends ask me that question, I always answer.  "Only when I can be sure that I will have only 1 and only when I can be sure when it's a girl."  This is my constant line.  But in all honesty, I miss the smell of a new born baby.  Just recently, a client came in with her 2-week old baby and I had to exercise restraint in carrying her new born one lest I succumbed to his charms and pressure my husband.    Hehehe.

So my dear eco-nanays, what about you, how many gaps in between children?  How did you know it was high time to have another one?

The Eldest..

The Youngest (who is now bigger than the eldest!)