Freezer stash
So I just examined my freezer stash, which is actually quite small, because pumping is a lot of work when you figure your baby will never ever need as much milk as you've made. (She's had three bottles in her whole life!) So mostly, I don't pump, I just press it out in the shower or into a towel or whatever is handy
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1. responsibility to the planet. there are too many people here and the population growth rate is frighteningly high. there's just not enough resources for everyone nor are there places to put them. the responsible thing would be for EVERYONE to have only two kids (or one or none) so that we would stop expanding, but no one is willing to make any sort of law about that at this point, so really it's only the ones who really care who are doing it.
2. financial. kids are expensive. we are poor. nuff said.
3. we've always said we wanted two kids. my husband is one of four, and i grew up an only (though i have a 9 year old brother now) so 2 seemed just right to us.
4. practical. (this could fall under financial too) we drive a mazda protege, it's a 4 door sedan. there is no room for another kid without getting a new car. same with our current place of living. alli sleeps with us and probably will until she is age 2 or so, as ben did, but then they will share a room. which is fine for when they are young, but eventually, a boy and girl can't share a room anymore. so we'll have to get a bigger place. a third child will make that happen much sooner than we are ready for.
but, all of this is so hard to hold on to, because lemme tell you, alli is an angel sent from heaven. she is everything i ever dreamed a baby would be back before i actually became a mother. she doesn't cry. (ever! not even to be fed at night, she just punches me) and she goes to sleep by herself. she sucks her fingers if she is hungry or upset, she uses the potty, she nurses well, she is cute and social and easy going and doesn't need a strict schedule. she rolls with the punches, tolerates ben's "loving" on her (he means well but fails life at gentle) and is just the sweetest nicest most hallmark sterotypical baby that was ever born. if she had been our first, we'd have never learned about AP because we wouldn't have needed to.
the only thing that this baby doesn't like is hats. and for some reason, that just adds to her cuteness.
sometimes i want another baby so badly!!!!! but i have to keep reminding myself that it's really unlikely that we'd get this lucky again. if i had another baby like ben? window city.
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