Almost 3 years into parenthood, G and I have been asked time and time again if we would plan to expand our family. Before kids, we thought having a pack of them would be nice, that is, having 4 kids.  I remember my bridal shower (yes bridal, not baby shower), one of the questions in a trivia game was asking how many kids G and I wish to have. Yes that sounded like a pipe dream and most ladies at the party thought I was crazy, but in jest, I replied “Haha. Yea just you wait. It could be 4 kids but watch it be 2 pregnancies. Haha” Oh dear.

And when I found out we were expecting twins 8 months after my bridal shower, I definitely have to watch what I say and bite my tongue!! What I thought would be a joke actually happened. We were so shocked but so blessed. Super crazy!

Anyway, going back on track to whether we would expand our family, the truth is, we are enjoying life as it is right now. We had to adjust to be even more responsible humans and at the moment we have a good balance between time spent as a family, as a couple, social events and of course work. It was (and still is) a lot of work to get to this point.

The boys will be 3 years old in a couple of months and though they are thriving, they consume so much of our attention and energy, but we wouldn’t have it any other way. As soon as we got married, we did not expect having kids so soon, let alone having two at one time. So it was definitely a game changer. Right now, we’re not ready to be outnumbered and play zone defense.

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Another question/comment we get is “Are you going to try for a girl? You need your princess!”. The truth is, if we do end up having another child, we get what we get and we’d be just as happy. If it ends up being a girl, then great. If it ends up a boy, then great as well. I don’t mean any offense saying that, but it’s the truth, and I’m guilty of trying to ingrain perspective sometimes those who ask/comment this particular question. Sorry in advance!!

 

Til next post!

 

X-Joan