Boy vs Girl: One vs Two vs Three

As a mom of two boys, the two questions I am asked the most often are:

When are you going to have another baby?

or

Are you going to try for a girl?

Via Momtastic

The truth is…some days I want another baby, other days I have more than I can handle with these two! My response:

“It depends who you ask.”

Hubby isn’t so ‘on-board’ with having another. With time, money and the future pending, he is afraid to take on too much, and rightfully so. I have been on the fence. I love my boys with all my heart, but do occasionally wish I had a little girl of my own. Not to model her after me -or some narcissistic reason like that - but more because the relationship I have with my mother. It’s special. It’s something I can’t imagine sharing with a boy. Who knows. I could be wrong. And I hope I am.

When struggling with whether or not I want another, and how I may feel if it would be another boy, I found a great piece on it from scarymommy.com. 

For the women who are sick of the usual milestone questions:

• When are you getting married?
• When are you going to have a baby?    
• When are you going to have another baby?

Know that we are all right there with you. To those who pose those questions…let’s back off a little ok? We’re busy living our lives here.

-A

Gotta Start Somewhere...

To me, there is nothing scarier than leaving the hospital with a brand new human. You are sent out into the world to help this tiny being thrive and grow…and for you to stay sane in the process. Every need is up to you to decipher and fulfill. While inexplicably rewarding, it is the most challenging job in the world. 

There are many myths and pressures of motherhood. Tons of standards we, as mothers, feel we need to live up to. I am here to spread the truth. Hopefully, it will allow you to breathe a sigh of relief. We are all human.  Not everyone can feed, bathe and dress the baby, while cooking meals, cleaning the house, doing Pinterest crafts, Bento lunches, and manage to preserve your own identity and sanity. I’ve come to terms with the fact that it’s just not going to happen, for me. Are the boys dressed, fed and relatively clean? Am I? Score. It’s going to be a banner day.

 
I am the mother of two young boys. Mason is 2 ½ and Sebastian will be 1 on Thursday. Talk about busy. Somehow, I manage to get it all done…or at least to a level of somewhat satisfied. (I’ve heard boys are busier than girls. Kudos on the lack of Y-chromosomes, mothers of girls!) 

I’m not going to win ‘Mother of the Year’ anytime soon, but I’m certainly going to have fun trying.

Welcome to The MOMster Chronicles.

-A

Mason & Sebastian