I think the close extended family means a lot and can give him some similar experiences to siblings. I had my sister growing up, but we only rarely saw cousins (mostly because they were all significantly older, for the most part THEY were having children while we were growing up). But I've had friends who were very close to cousins and I was often jealous of that. I'm actually trying to figure out what I want to do work-wise next year, including whether or not I want to move. I'm very seriously considering moving much closer to DC where my sister and my husband's sister (who currently has Liam's only cousin) live.
I know what you mean about seeing all these people w/ children Carter's age have new babies. Many of the people I know who had a baby around the same time as me are pregnant again or have newborns. And as much as I know I couldn't have handled being pregnant again (though thinking maybe next year), I still get a little sad thinking about it. While I have the high risk pregnancy thing to worry about, I know I'm incredibly lucky that I don't have to deal with the infertility and I can definitely see how that would be too much.
I'm glad you're able to feel good about it, even if it's not quite all the time.
I was close to my cousins growing up, and my cousins are still important to me! I want Carter to have that, and I make every effort to take him to NC to visit family. He's not the only child in my extended family, and I think that will help too.
There's something about seeing tiny babies, or looking back at Carter's baby pictures that makes me long for a baby. I think that's totally normal, and at least partly hormonal! But when I really think about what it would take to get to the point of holding that baby -- reality check.
I know what you mean about seeing all these people w/ children Carter's age have new babies. Many of the people I know who had a baby around the same time as me are pregnant again or have newborns. And as much as I know I couldn't have handled being pregnant again (though thinking maybe next year), I still get a little sad thinking about it. While I have the high risk pregnancy thing to worry about, I know I'm incredibly lucky that I don't have to deal with the infertility and I can definitely see how that would be too much.
I'm glad you're able to feel good about it, even if it's not quite all the time.
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There's something about seeing tiny babies, or looking back at Carter's baby pictures that makes me long for a baby. I think that's totally normal, and at least partly hormonal! But when I really think about what it would take to get to the point of holding that baby -- reality check.
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