Baby #2?

No no, I'm not pregnant. Heaven help me if I were.... But, Paul and I talk about it quite a bit and we definitely hope to have another one. We'd prefer to have a baby sooner rather than later but not too soon. Paul seems to think if we can have #2 and get our kids out of diapers as quickly as possible, all will be right in the world. I think that I'm NOT ready to gain 30 pounds again and then not sleep for 4-6 months (maybe 6-8, taking in to consideration the sleep you don't get when you're pregnant), all in the interest of getting through the diaper stages. On the flip side, we're not getting any younger so we'll need to get the show on the road soon.

Because I had a c-section with Courtney, I would like our next baby to be VBAC - vaginal birth after cesarean. Well, I'd like to at least try for that. I really think there's nothing normal about removing a baby through one's abdomen. However, there are risks to VBAC's and many doctors won't do them. Once you have a c-section, they'll only allow you to have a c-section. There are risks involved with VBAC's but women do them all the time and are fine. I think it's important to be educated and to have a doctor who's competent and experienced with theses types of deliveries. Things don't always work out as planned and if I end uphaving a c-section, that's fine, as long as I have a healthy baby.

Paul will be happy to know that for baby #2, we'll be going with an OB over a midwife. Sadly, they want you to wait at least a year before you get pregnant again if you're going to attempt a VBAC.