[dixiechick2000]

That's right. You have been very good about going every day through Christmas.

I admire wardaddy. He gets up with the baby during the night so that Mrs. wardaddy can sleep.

[onyx]

He gets up with the baby during the night so that Mrs. wardaddy can sleep.

Well then, he earns his sleep.

[wardaddy]

thankfully....the baby is now sleeping thru the night 90% of the time and is walking/tottering a bit too.

It's a wierd feeling watching him knowing that he will most likely (unless I hit the lottery and enslave an au pair....or better yet ...a handmaiden..lol)...will be my last child.

I have had pre-schoolers more or less in my life for 15 years now. Gonna be real quiet around here in another 5 years. Having babies around all the time is big work of course but it makes you feel grounded to the whole spectrum of life. At 46, relatives and friends are starting to fade out a faster clip than I like....my mom tell's me that it only gets worse. Babies give me a sense of continuity I really enjoy.

Guess it's not fair to the children or my wife to have kids forever...oh well.

I had the "big life" early before kids....been everywhere, done everything...so I don't have that itch to retire and buy an Airstream, do the Islands, more Eurotravel and see the world with Annette....although a weekend here and there would be quite nice.

I understand why early breeders probably feel different.

Did that make any sense?