This is the most popular one, asked whenever we
go out in public all together. I used to have to
bring all the kids everywhere when they were all
younger, but now that I can leave a big kid in
charge, I can take just a few to run errands and I
don't get asked this question. When we are all
together, we laugh when we get asked, and just say
"Yup!" and keep moving. Of course they're all mine
if I'm grocery shopping - who in their right mind
would pick up extra kids to take to the grocery
store?
Are You Going to Try for More (or Another Girl)?
Considering we only *tried* for one (Eamon) and the
rest were little happy surprises, I never know how to
answer this question. If you're trying to use NFP for
most of your marriage to postpone the next
pregnancy...and then you end up with seven kids...I
think it proves how very little control we have over
this area of our lives. And thank God for that! If we
had been NFP rockstars since the beginning, we
wouldn't have the family we have! We always
wanted a large family, but thought we knew the
best spacing, and it turns out we were completely
wrong. I wish I had just leaned into it more instead
of white-knuckling through it. So no, we're not
going to try for another baby in the foreseeable
future. But that never means we won't have another
baby. And you get what you get, and you don't get
upset in the gender game. I honestly looooove
raising boys, but Maggie will want a sister until
she's old and gray.
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