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... and we're going for FOUR.
Published on February 22, 2005 By singrdave In Home & Family
My wife and I are trying to persevere through our fourth pregnancy.
We are gluttons for punishment, I guess. My children are Benjamin, 8; Dylan, 6; and Emilie, 3. We are very happy together, and my wife and I are going to go for number four. It's a boy, we discovered last week, and his name will probably be Zachary. We decided pretty early on that we didn't want to name him after anyone in our ancestry, though my three other children are named after family. Ben was my grandfather's nickname, Dylan's middle name is Bonnie's dad's name (Thomas), and Emilie's middle name (Anne) is my mom's first name. So this time, in the words of "Mad About You", we "went another way".
Bonnie and I joke that we owe it to society to bring beautiful children into the world.
Bonnie has gestational diabetes this time around, which she did with Ben and not with the other two. This means that during the course of the pregnancy, she must test her blood four times a day, just like a regular diabetic. And watch her carb intake. That sucks. She's not happy about it, though there are a lot more sugar-free foods and drinks out there than there were in 1996. Thank you Dr. Atkins!
Anyway, yep, four kids. On my pay! AAAGH!

Comments
on Feb 22, 2005
Hey Dave,

I am the eldest of five children born between June 1963 and May 1969. My mother was a stay-at-home Mum until I started high school. My father was a lowly paid military policeman (for the Australian Airforce). I've often wondered how they got by and how they were able to provide 5 children with food, clothes entertainment and a good education. I find it truly amazing.

Good luck with number 4 (Zachary). I hope everything is going well with your wife. Oh yeah, and a belated welcome to JU.

Cheers,

Maso
on Feb 22, 2005
Well there are always those mail stuffing jobs you can do at home.. (and put the kids to work too!)