The Third Baby....

No, I am not pregnant. Praise the Lord! Haha. But lately, we have been talking about the third baby. And whether there will be a third, or when the third will arrive? Hmmm..... I am at a loss right now and not sure what to think. I decided to put it all out there and see if it helps my thought process.

PROS of another child:
-another baby to love
-someone for Hannah to pick on
-perhaps it will be a boy??
-We already have the van and room for it in the car
-No periods for a year!

CONS of another child:
-having to go through the infant stage yet again...
-Having to be pregnant and fat for another year
-It's expensive
-Our house would feel a lot smaller with 3 kids running around and I have no idea what our new house will be like...
-I won't reach my goal weight when I was hoping
-The third baby will be "odd man out" of the three kids. I feel like one of them will always be left out if there is an odd number. Also when sitting in the car.... 2 of them will either be sitting in the very back or in the middle and one will always be by themselves. This makes me the most sad!
-There's a chance it could be a boy..... haha ;)
-They will outnumber us!
-Going shopping with all three of them will no longer be an option because I will not have enough hands to hold all of their hands! I guess I could get harnesses for them though... haha

hmmm..... It seems the cons have outweighed the pros. But I also think that if we do not have a third child, it may be a decision that I regret later on. I know that if I have a child, I will not regret it because I know the moment I find out I am pregnant, I will love that baby SO much and will not be able to picture life without them!

It will most definitely be stressful and busy and I will probably need to check myself into the psych ward at work, but in the end, I don't think I will regret it if I had another child. If I didn't have another one, I may always wish I had. hmmm..... and I know Shawn really wants a boy. Though having a third child does not guarentee a boy, the chances would be....... uh, 50/50.....??? haha.

After reading some people's comments online of "pros and cons of having a third child" (yes, I googled this..... I'm really into looking EVERYTHING up online.... haha), I am leaning towards having another child. OH MY GOODNESS..... get the phone book out and call the insane asylum!! I seriously don't know how I can handle a third, but I don't want to regret not having another child later in life just because the first year is hard. (okay, I'm sure it will be hard for longer than the first year, but this is all I have experienced so far pretty much.... ) I just honestly don't know if I can handle the baby stage again. Well, really, I am just waiting until they go to school all day and then I will get a 6 hour break during the day and might be able to catch up on Laundry and house cleaning! And maybe get some scrapbooking done. Probably not though, seeming how I plan to get a job once they get into school or will be highly involved in their classrooms and become a classroom mom.... hmmm...

Okay, well, if any of you have opinions on this, please weigh in! I would love to hear what you think!

In Other News....
My cousin, Trish, from California, is flying in Wednesday night and leaving Saturday Morning. We are having a last minute baby shower for her on Friday and I am SUPER excited about it. My aunt left the games up to me...... muhahahaha..... I can plan some pretty crazy ones if I wanted, but I think I will be nice. I love baby shower games and have a few perfect ones in mind! Now I just need to go shopping for the prizes. Whoo-Hoo!! And other good news (for now, I guess...) is that her husband came back from North Carolina, where they stationed him for 5 months, because they told him he is 10 pounds overweight. So he has to come back for a year and a hlaf and then go again. This is good because he can be there to help Trish out and experience the pregnancy with her, but this is bad because now he will have to do his 5 months after the baby is born and miss out on 5 months of the baby's life. :(

Well, I need to go to bed. I know that according to this post, it is not bedtime, but the time is from when I started this blog, not when I finished it. It is after 11:00 right now. I'm pooped. I didn't even know it was that late and can't believe I am still awake! I sure hope the girls sleep till 8:00 like they did this morning! It sure was nice to get eight hours of sleep last night! Oh, Hannah had her appointment yesterday..... but sorry. I will have to blog about that later.