2.5 kids

I think that Juice and I unofficially decided today that we're going to not have any more kids. We are both tired, and I think that we really just don't want to go through this again. The first time was fun. It was new. Now, it's just trying to get this one to where she's independent, and I'm beginning to realize why people stop at two.

Because they weren't smart enough to stop at one.

No, really. I think that people who decide to have only one child must know some secret that the rest of us don't. We think things like, "it would be so nice to have a brother or sister for our first child to play with," when really, it's not that at all. We just want to see if we can do as good the second time around as we did the first. Or better.

But here's the deal: you're constantly comparing the kids, and there is always going to be a clear cut winner on certain issues. For example, sleep. Peanut slept 6 hours at 2 weeks. We're closing in on 4 weeks with Peach and still drawing straws each night to see who's going to get up with her. Winner: Peanut.

The other thing they don't tell you about having multiple kids is the whole "starting over" factor. Now, trust me, I'm not complaining here because I love my little Peach to death, but we have just gotten Peanut to be pretty independent. She's potty trained, she can do most things by herself, she can entertain herself, and now here we are starting completely from scratch again.

Taking vacations is right there along the same lines. I want my kids to enjoy a vacation and understand the things that we're seeing. Peanut is there. We'll have to wait about 3 years for Peach to be there, and honestly, ya'll, I'm getting up there in age. I want to enjoy my kids while they're young, and I'm young enough to have fun with them. I'll be 40 when Peach turns 3, and I just don't know that I can handle another brand new baby at 40.

Juice thinks that I'm going to be disappointed if we don't have a boy, but it's a crap shoot either way. I love my little girls, and while I would love to have a boy, I'm not going to be disappointed if I don't have one. There are plenty of guys in my family to carry on our family name. I'm not letting anyone down, and besides, girls are so much fun because you get to fuck with their boyfriends later in life!

So that's it. We're a "typical" family of Americans. Two kids, a dog, and a mortgage. And I'm loving life. And I'll be loving it even more when Peach decides she's ready to sleep through the night.