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@snowjewelz: I’m right with you sister but I’m a tad worst! I have my two babes, DS and DD, and I’m 99% sure that’s it for us. We have a list full of reasons will, nor of which will change. Here’s were I’m worst, I get SUPER sad when I watch TV shows or movies and the siblings are more than two. I also feel really bad DS will never have a brother and DD will never have a sister butttttt just like you, not sad enough to change my mind. I’ll wallow and then move on with my two lol. I hear you loud an clear though!

I totally feel you. I spent my whole pregnancy thinking how much I hate being pregnant and then childbirth was childbirth... not particularly enjoyable (lol)... and within just a few weeks nostalgia sank in with every week that goes by with my sweet snuggly newborn. I can’t believe how fast my mindset changed from “yay never again!!!” To “sigh. Never again”.

Yes! I feel the same way. We have always said we were done after 2. But I was not prepared for how much faster the 2nd one seems to grow up. I definitely get baby fever and love snuggling tiny babes, but as we inch closer to being done with babyhood, I’m feeling more confident in our decision again.

I feel that way except I have three. We are 100% done (tubes tied) but I still get sad that there will never be another little baby in our home. That phase is over. And the 3rd baby is growing faster than the other two!

This is absolutely how I felt too! When Logan was a baby, I really struggled with the idea that he would be my last and I kept hoping that Hubs might change his mind and be open to a third. And every time I hear about someone having a third or even fourth child, I'm jealous and sad for myself!

But now that my two are 3 and almost 5, I'm more and more excited about the next stage in our lives and glad we're moving away from the baby phase! My two are interested in all the same things and play together really well. We can take them to amusement parks and on cruises and it's easy and fun because they are so close in age and I don't have to worry about baby stuff anymore. I'm starting to look forward to planning a Disney vacation and all the joys that this stage will bring!

Plus with two, things are just EASY. Everyone fits in one car. Everyone fits in one hotel room. Everyone fits in a row on an airplane. Everyone fits in a cab. Everyone gets their own room in our house (well, Hubs and I share, obviously). If we had a third, we'd have to rethink EVERYTHING. I'm finally happy to be done.

I think you'll find yourself more and more at peace and happy as you get further out from the baby phase. But what you are feeling now is totally normal and understandable!

@Adira: That's a great list of pros!