I've had a few people surprised to hear that I work, but really, don't be shocked. I don't work a lot. I'm a cashier at Bed, Bath, and Beyond where I close (5-10 pm) once a week (sometimes two nights, but that's unusual) and then work a Saturday shift, 5 or 8 hours. I took a job because we truly love being home-owners, but owning a home turned out to have a few more costs than we were anticipating! We worked my schedule out so we could minimize the time the boys had to be watched by someone else, so they currently hang out at a friend's house for an hour on those evenings I work before Joe comes to get them - not so shabby! I was really worried when I started working about how much I would miss the boys, but it's actually been a really good thing, I think. The nights I don't work it's like "this is great, I don't have to work tonight!" and the nights I DO work it's like "this is great, I'm off the hook with the boys tonight!" I think it's also been good for Joe to get more one-on-one time with the boys, and they have gotten a lot closer to him the past few months. Maybe he has also gained a little more respect for what goes on at home, not that he wasn't respectful before... it's just different to be in the driver's seat!
Joe and I have been laughing a lot lately because of the number of questions and raised eyebrows we get about expecting another baby so soon. Haha, maybe if we lived in Utah it wouldn't be so suspicious! But there's a lot of "sooooooo, were you planning that?" and "was it a surprise? *cough*accident*cough*?" Without venturing into TMI territory ("when two people really love each other...") I think I can disclose that it wasn't an accident, but it WAS a surprise. I'm not sure that many people plan to have kids 13 months apart, or to have them thisclose to Christmas... although that's almost exactly the situation with my older sister and I (she's 14 months older and I was born in December). I wonder how many raised eyebrows my mom got, huh? But really, we're happily married, we've already got a few kids under our belts, we figured things would happen when they happened and we would be OK with that - and we ARE! - it just happened faster than we anticipated. Our happy surprise! That wasn't TMI, was it? If so, sorry!
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Have people started asking you if you know what causes it yet?
I don't think you post was TMI because so many people asked. As far as you sanity goes....we'll just leave it at that. JK. Congrats to you guys. Your boys and the new one will have an awesome time together. Also...I can totally relate with you about the working thing. I LOVE my job!
I never wondered if it was an accident which is what makes it even more crazy.. "They're not only ok with this, they WANTED it!" Woofta. You're insane. But I'm very grateful for your insanity because I love my nephews SO much and can't wait for this next baby (lady). Does the (poor) timing of the arrival mean you're not coming for New Years? :(
amen to the giving daddy a taste of how things are without mom comment! I went back to work wednesday & Audrey screamed the whole time & wouldn't eat. So he brought her to work so she'd eat. someone told me that I needed to give her a bottle to get used to it. I was like "um no, that's not MY job & why would I go through ALL that work when I have the boob?!!" Cam's the one that needs to "practice" but there isn't much time when he's gone the whole time she's awake in the day.
sorry if my "was this planned" comment offensive. just curious if you were really wanting them that close or ?? some people really want them that close. just curious.
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