Today is Mother’s Day in Sweden, which is probably as good a time as any to share the news that appears to have come as a surprise only to me. We’re expecting another baby — Number Five is scheduled to join us right after the first of the year.
I’d be a liar if I said I didn’t have mixed feelings about this. We hadn’t entirely ruled out the possibility of another, but the more time passed, the more we were leaning toward calling it good. Also, the timing isn’t fantastic … we’re planning a big trip to the States in summer 2011, and it would have been nice to do that traveling without an infant in tow.
There are a few other factors at play here, too. My age, of course, is one. I turned 37 last month, and that’s a bit older than I ever imagined myself to be and still having babies. There will be fourteen years and change between Lydia and this new little one, which is a gap that kind of blows my mind. Another worry, though I know it isn’t particularly rational, is that I have a lot of friends who are struggling with infertility, and I feel like I’m announcing a pregnancy every time I turn around. And not just any pregnancy, but an unplanned pregnancy. Sheesh.
Still, I’m starting to wrap my mind around this, and I know it will all work out just fine. We’re perfectly well set-up to have another baby, and any concerns I’ve got are minor ones. I admit, the exhaustion and queasiness don’t feel so minor at the moment, but this too shall pass.
Congratulations!
Congratulations! I trust and hope that the baby will only bring you two joy!
Well I, for one, am very excited for you and I believe that God puts us each on this earth for a reason. I believe your little one is destined for greatness and what an awesome head start in life he/she will already have with such loving parents and a brother and three sisters. But yes I too have worried about my age and the age difference between kids if we were to have another but realized that while 14 and newborn is quite a bit of a difference, 75 and 61 are not and they will be glad to have each other when their parents’ time on earth is done!
Congratulations! I knew it, that you weren’t done just yet! 🙂
I don’t think you should worry either about your age (37 is still very young, where lots of people these days have their first child) or about the age difference between Lydia and the new one. My friend (who’s 33) just had her second child in November on her older (and only) child’s 10th birthday. She would have wanted it earlier – they struggled conceiving – but in the end it still feels perfect!
What do the rest of the brood think?!
Congratulations! (Im in the infertile category & am happy for you (all!) 🙂
Thanks so much for the well wishes, everyone! It’s fun to have so many people so excited for us. 🙂
I agree, Les, that they’ll be happy to have each other when they’re older, even if they’re not as close as I might like when they’re small. I think a lot about you and your sisters and the age differences there, and it always makes me feel better. 🙂
Anna — Tage and Petra are thrilled about the pending new arrival. Brynja is clueless, of course, and I think Lydia could take it or leave it (she’s mostly worried about what sort of “weird” name we’ll choose!). 😀
Haha, I wonder that too! 😉
Happy thoughts to you and your family. I had my second (and last) baby at 37 so I will head up the old moms cheering section. Hurrah!
And let’s not forget, you have one more to go (for me and Si) after this one. Maybe we could get that sorted when you’re in the States next Summer! ;D