I forget now who said this to me, but someone's aunt told them to think about how many children you want in this way.
The baby phase only lasts for a few years, which is so temporary and goes by so quickly. It's such a small percentage of your children's lives. So don't think about how many more times you want to go through that. Think ahead to the future when your family is complete and your kids are older, and think about how many people you want around the table at Thanksgiving.
This blew my mind!! I'm so not a big-picture person and so into the details of the here and now. This always worried me that I wasn't thinking big picture enough about our family by limiting us to 2 and through because I just don't want to have another baby!
It got me thinking for a while...!! But the more I think about it, the happier I am with just our two kids at the Thanksgiving table. Oh, and a slew of dogs waiting for leftovers