It's Personal

This is a personal experience. Not like I don't want to share, I'm all about sharing, but I mean it's a personal experience like you might not feel the same way kind of thing. It's subjective is what I'm trying to say.

When we had our daughter, Annie, it was awesome, no doubt about it. Life changing too. Tons of sleepless nights and I'm not kidding, a ton of frustration. But I think we put on our brave faces and lots of smiles and it all worked out for the best because I haven't seen a happier baby out there.

Listen to me - baby. She's a toddler now.

Anyway, I didn't want anymore kids. Neither did Kim. We were very much of the mind that those first few months sucked so bad that no one in their right mind would EVER want to relive them. But now that Annie is 13 months and such a joy to be around, I want more. Well, I want at least one more.

As much as life changes with one child, there's still quite a bit that can remain the same. SOME level of spontaneity is allowed, you can still drive around in any kind of car you want so long as it has a back seat and life isn't SO far from what it used to be. But with more than two kids, you're out of the normal car zone, and very much out of the normal world if you know what I mean. Look around. The world is made for a four person family.

But am I willing to have more than two kids? I think so, but no more than three, I think. I mean, obviously if we have one more and then pop out twins, I'll take them, but three kids just might be all I can handle.

I haven't forgotten the joys of having a child who needs to eat every two hours and doesn't know how to do anything but cry, poop, and eat, but I'm not dissuaded from it either.

Not that I CRAVE crying, pooping babies, but I'm not scared of them either.

And the benefits in the future are pretty appealing too. Imagine big family reunions every year, like in that movie, Dan in Real Life. I tell you, that's my dream life.

Nope. Not scared to have a bigger family at all. In fact, I'm pretty excited. But there's still some time before we start trying for our second so I'll just enjoy the time I have with my wife and one baby.