Why We Decided to Have Another Baby
There are lots of reasons why we decided to have another baby!
See our announcement, HERE.
Baby 3 will be here this August and we cannot wait! I’m so glad we ultimately decided to have another baby!
Our family is so excited to welcome another little baby into our lives this summer. He or she is going to be such a fun addition to our little crew.
When I had officially announced our big baby news on IG, I had received some questions asking what was our deciding factor in having another baby. I figured a blog post would be better because I can go into more detail.
BABY 3 DECISION
I have always thought I would have 3 kids. I remember reading a quote somewhere that said something along the lines of ‘you will never regret having another baby, but you may regret not having another baby.’ This kind of always stuck with me when thinking about adding new kids to our family.
We went back and forth about a 3rd baby for a kind of a while, honestly. We had Dominic and Giulietta about 2 years apart and I really liked that age gap. Of course timing and planning for babies doesn’t always work out. My family has 3 kids and each are 2 years apart and John Paul came from a family of 4 kids. I think we both just always thought we would have 3 kiddos.
After Giulietta was born (august 2019), the pandemic hit about 6 months later. It was shocking, scary, nerve wracking, and all the unknown emotions of what was happening around the world and what would happen to us. Not to say that this deterred us from wanting a 3rd baby, but as the pandemic progressed, it really made thinking about expanding our family a bit scarier. To think about being pregnant during a pandemic with so many unknown factors was truly scary and I remember feeling for all the pregnant mamas who were going through the beginning of the pandemic not knowing how this could affect them and their unborn babies.
As Giulietta turned 1 and we were heavily into the pandemic, I really wasn’t focused on adding new kiddos to our family, although it was still in the back of my head. We kind of got into a good groove being a family of 4. We had just moved into our new house too!
When Giulietta turned 2, I remember thinking at this age with Dominic, we had a newborn too. That kind of shook me a little and made me think maybe I do really want another baby? Then Dominic started his first year of school and it was just Giulietta and I throughout the day. A new normal for us and I found myself with more spare time to work and get things done. Things were comfortable, but I still had this feeling that I hadn’t closed the chapter on babies.
There was always this feeling in the back of my mind that I wasn’t ready to be done having kids after Gigi. I felt that I didn’t take in my pregnancy, the newborn stage, or babyhood as much as I should have knowing that GIgi was my last baby. I think this feeling was because I really knew that I wasn’t done having kids.
This brings me to the fall of 2021 when we really just decided we wanted one more baby. Our hearts were ready for another little one to love on. We felt our family wasn’t truly complete yet so we decided to just go for it! Truly the best decision for us and I know that this baby will be such a welcome and amazing addition to our family.
The kids are so so excited and talk about the baby non stop. I’m excited to see Dominic be a big brother again and for Giulietta to be a big sister. Dominic is obviously much older now than when Giulietta was born so he is asking such great questions and so curious about everything. He keeps saying he wants to hold the baby and play with the baby. So different from when he wasn’t even 2 when Gigi was born. Gigi doesn’t understand too much, but she kisses my belly and talks about the baby a lot. This could be because she hears Dominic talk about the baby, but it’s all very sweet to hear both of them so proud and excited for a new baby.
I feel that knowing this is our last baby, I have tried to soak up this pregnancy as best as I can. Enjoying the moments and not rushing it away. I know our lives will change and our family dynamic will be different, but it’s also going to be amazing and full of joy! I’m so so glad we decided on a 3rd baby!!!!!
I think deep down, both John Paul and I always knew we would have a 3rd child, it was just a matter of timing. I just couldn’t ignore that little voice in my head that I was meant to be a Mama to another little babe. So excited to meet this baby in August!
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