Seriously, people, what more could you ask for?There is a natural order of questions that family/friends/strangers feel they must ask a person.
1) Are you dating anyone?
2) When are you getting married?
3) When are you having kids?
4) When are you having another one?
We're on question four right now, but as Anna gets older people have started asking IF we are going to have another one instead of WHEN. Maybe in a few years they will stop asking altogether. Any of these questions can be difficult to answer, especially when you are giving an answer the person is not expecting.
As in, "No, we aren't going to have any more kids."
What???!!!
It honestly doesn't bother me or offend me in any way to be asked, but I have spent some time trying to come up with a "good" answer. An answer that encompasses all of the thoughts I have had. An answer that describes all of the feelings involved. An answer that addresses the pros and cons that Jeff and I have weighed.
Here is what I've come up with: (Drum roll, please)
"No, I don't think so. We are pretty happy with just Anna."
And that is how we feel. Happy. More importantly, content.
I do not long for another child, as I know many of my friends do. I gladly hand newborns back to their mommies after the obligatory cuddle and coo. I look at families with more than one child and actually think, "I'm glad that's not me" and so does Jeff. Every day is more fun with Anna and I just can't see us slowing down this ride.
So now you know.
1) Are you dating anyone?
2) When are you getting married?
3) When are you having kids?
4) When are you having another one?
We're on question four right now, but as Anna gets older people have started asking IF we are going to have another one instead of WHEN. Maybe in a few years they will stop asking altogether. Any of these questions can be difficult to answer, especially when you are giving an answer the person is not expecting.
As in, "No, we aren't going to have any more kids."
What???!!!
It honestly doesn't bother me or offend me in any way to be asked, but I have spent some time trying to come up with a "good" answer. An answer that encompasses all of the thoughts I have had. An answer that describes all of the feelings involved. An answer that addresses the pros and cons that Jeff and I have weighed.
Here is what I've come up with: (Drum roll, please)
"No, I don't think so. We are pretty happy with just Anna."
And that is how we feel. Happy. More importantly, content.
I do not long for another child, as I know many of my friends do. I gladly hand newborns back to their mommies after the obligatory cuddle and coo. I look at families with more than one child and actually think, "I'm glad that's not me" and so does Jeff. Every day is more fun with Anna and I just can't see us slowing down this ride.
So now you know.
