You know you are done having children if… the only way you would welcome another baby into your family is if a stork delivered it.
If… holding a deliciously cute 6-month-old doesn’t make your ovaries ache.
If… coming across a bunch of onesies doesn’t trigger the ugly cry.
While fellow blogger Angela is contemplating adding to her family, many other moms are anticipating the end of the childbirth era.
So when do you really know when your family is complete?
My friend always jokes that only one of her six kids was planned–the twin who is the better listener.
After changing diapers and chasing toddlers for nearly 16 straight years, I know my pal is exhausted, but like many moms out there, she isn’t really sure if her last is really her last.
What’s that saying, “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans.”
Debbie Hughes must have had God rolling on the floor when she told him she was done having kids.
The mother of a 26-year-old and 11-year-old, and grandmother to two young grandchildren, had regular periods and was taking birth control pills religiously, yet God ended up having the last laugh when he blessed Hughes with another pregnancy… shortly after her 53rd birthday.
Seven months ago Hughes gave birth to a healthy baby boy, Kyle.
She made international headlines and told news reporters: “I didn’t think it was possible. Not at my age, not at all.”
The jewelry assistant from the U.K. says she found out she was expecting when she began putting on weight. Hughes insists that she was not on fertility drugs and ended up giving birth to Kyle naturally.
If having a baby when you are 40-something is considered an “oops,” then what do you call getting pregnant when you are 50-something and on birth control?
Granted, conceiving a child naturally when you are 53 is almost miraculous. Still, it just goes to prove that even when you think your family is undeniably complete, never say never.