The Life of a Bumpaholic

It wasn't that long ago that I was pregnant. My youngest son, Mason, is only 2.5 months old. You would think that after having horrible natural back labor that I would be terrified to get pregnant again. But that isn't the case. Nor was it when I had my first son, John. I missed feeling them kick, seeing my belly grow rounder, and being on pins-and-needles during the last month, wondering when I'd finally get to meet my little one.

Being a "holic" of any sorts is bad. You can't stop thinking about it, and to feed into your obsession is even worse. If I were to have too many children, it would take away the crucial one-on-one time that all children deserve. The only thing you can do is to try and control your thoughts. How I deal with my urges to be a Mommy yet again is by planning the next pregnancy. I'm trying to be realistic about it though. Having another one while my husband, Zak, is in school is not optimal. But that doesn't mean that I cannot start planning on when we should try. 

I will likely have to conceive the next baby on Clomid, as I had to with Mason due to my recent diagnosis of PCOS. I would like to try to have the next baby in February, March, September, October, or December. This time I will also try to sway for a little girl through diet and the timing of sexual intercourse. I'd love to have another boy as well, though it'd be nice to have my girl and be done. If the next one is a boy, we may stop but we may try one more time. I don't think it's selfish to want a girl. 

Last night Zak and I were discussing baby names. Had Mason been a girl we would have named her Desiree. I swore he was a girl, so when they told me he was a boy, it felt like I had lost her. It sounds silly, I know, but I don't think I can name my daughter Desiree anymore. This is bound to change many times, but as of now we have decided on the names Scott Alexander Vaughan Price for a boy, and Eve Serena Meadow Price for a girl.

Great things come to those who wait, and surely they are worth waiting for.

Pregnant with John - 36 weeks

Pregnant with Mason - 36 weeks