I have been reading Amalah for several years now, ever since Jamie got me hooked.
If you don't read Amalah, you should check her out. I connected right away because at the time she was pregnant with her son Noah. I was pregnant with Grant. CLICK. Noah is actually a scant 3 weeks older than Grant and I still read daily to see what he's doing and how she's holding up. She is funny and real.
Well, this week when her dream of a second pregnancy became a reality, I cried for her. And I cried for me. Because I don't think I will ever know that instant joy caused by a little pink line again. It is becoming more real that we can not afford, or should not afford, a third child. Beyond that, I think we are already outnumbered at 2-2. (The puppy dog face trumps reason every time!)
I will still read Amalah daily and live through her. I will pray for her and wish I lived closer so we could run into each other at the grocery store and I could confess that I'm stalking her.
Meanwhile, I will be a little sad that I'm not pregnant with her this time around.
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I have a brilliant-upon-brilliant idea: You have a third baby, and I'll get my dream sandals for summer. Then we can beg and beg until mom and dad pay for both items.
No? That's not how it works?
I wish that was how it worked... I'm thinking you might be able to swing the sandal thing... somehow I figure they are NOT going to pay for my baby, but I'm hoping to get them to pay for my braces! I hope mom doesn't read this! Don't send her here!
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