tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post4204042804201208420..comments2024-01-13T18:35:19.562-08:00Comments on Backpacking Dad: FaithBackpacking Dadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02498905428420679901noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-40491520320023347002009-02-08T01:11:00.000-08:002009-02-08T01:11:00.000-08:00Shawn I read your posts and think I am reading som...Shawn I read your posts and think I am reading something that was taken right out of "Reader's Digest" or "Family Circle", you rock!<BR/><BR/>That said, my mom and my mother-in-law both raised 5 babies, cooked and cleaned and usually had jobs of their own too. We survived, us kids, and with one kid I wonder how my wife and I could ever do two, or three?<BR/><BR/>Congratulations!<BR/><BR/>Our boy is so much fun,<BR/><BR/>@azmikeMikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01110293007477882804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-49520287765452469532009-02-04T12:01:00.000-08:002009-02-04T12:01:00.000-08:00I'm 33 weeks pregnant with my second child. It's f...I'm 33 weeks pregnant with my second child. It's funny, but I'm feeling a lot of what you so eloquently wrote here all over again. I've got so many doubts, and I KNOW that they're all irrelevant. But they're still there. <BR/>There are new doubts too, new worries. My daughter has been SO EASY and we've been very lucky in that. She's 4 years old and super independent. I can take a nap while she's watching a movie and not worry about the house burning down or having to patch up any boo-boos when I wake up. That? That is about to get ripped away from me. I'm going to have an infant in a couple months who is going to be 100% dependent upon me. <BR/>I know that things will be alright and I'll look back on this time of fretting and worrying and laugh - but in the meantime all the reassuring I get from parents of more than one kid just feels like I'm being patronized.<BR/>Whoops! I went on a rant. Anyway - I guess I just wanted to say that I'm glad I'm not the only one out there who is worrying about this stuff and remembering the time before the first.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-81014199365698507822009-02-03T12:28:00.000-08:002009-02-03T12:28:00.000-08:00I can't figure out if I missed this or forgot - bu...I can't figure out if I missed this or forgot - but congrats!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-37080235377950560122009-02-02T13:29:00.001-08:002009-02-02T13:29:00.001-08:00Congrats! You will do wonderful, I am sure!Yes, it...Congrats! You will do wonderful, I am sure!<BR/>Yes, it is so hard to explain being a parent to those that are childless. They look at you like you have two heads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-10739204812660923282009-02-02T13:29:00.000-08:002009-02-02T13:29:00.000-08:00Congrats! You will do wonderful, I am sure!Yes, it...Congrats! You will do wonderful, I am sure!<BR/>Yes, it is so hard to explain being a parent to those that are childless. They look at you like you have two heads.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-8216440997350896152009-01-31T23:54:00.000-08:002009-01-31T23:54:00.000-08:00We are sort of kind of maybe talking about possibl...We are sort of kind of maybe talking about possibly thinking of adding another baby...and we say all these things to each other. I can't imagine how we'd do it...but I know we CAN. And you can, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-90475885624544369082009-01-31T19:00:00.000-08:002009-01-31T19:00:00.000-08:00I can't speak to what it's like to have 2 kids - w...I can't speak to what it's like to have 2 kids - we're stopping at one. But I can speak to what it's like to have a boy. <BR/><BR/>As a male of the species, you can, I'm sure, attest to this: Boys are wonderfully simple creatures. As long as you let them run around to their heart's content, make noise, get dirty, and risk life and limb on a daily basis. Sure, there are those rare boys who are actually more (emotional) work than girls, but on average, boys are less emotional work. <BR/><BR/>And for your wife, you can tell her that while it's true that girls do love their moms, of course; boys looooove their mamas. They put them on a pedestal and never take them down. It's a refreshingly simply relationship :)Astrogirl426https://www.blogger.com/profile/17741185103804036960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-5784190241817945452009-01-31T16:25:00.000-08:002009-01-31T16:25:00.000-08:00You worry but then you look back and you did ok (o...You worry but then you look back and you did ok (or at least well enough that the kids made it through). <BR/>I know it's a bit different but when my husband leaves for a deployment and I'm alone with my five daughters I wonder if I can do it. I've done it but I still fear I won't be able to do it. <BR/>Probably not a great example because with kids there is so much love, with deployments not so much, but I don't know your post reminded me of this fear - so there it was. <BR/>:)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-42245916596414907122009-01-31T09:43:00.000-08:002009-01-31T09:43:00.000-08:00As much as I miss the spontaneity of life pre-moth...As much as I miss the spontaneity of life pre-motherhood, I can't imagine life now without my son.<BR/><BR/>That said, you're braver than we are. We're pretty sure we're stopping with one because we can't conceive of the amount of energy two would take.Leslie M-Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02434392840359276805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-53249772211661354722009-01-30T21:46:00.000-08:002009-01-30T21:46:00.000-08:00Dude, I'd like to tell you it gets easier, but in ...Dude, I'd like to tell you it gets easier, but in reality it is exponentially more difficult. 2 completely takes away any social life you thought you had. If you are crazy enough to have a third, just give it up. Of course, then there's the chick in California that just popped out 8 at one time when she already had 6. Clearly insane - no other explanation. Congrats! Kids, in all numbers, are a blast!Dto3https://www.blogger.com/profile/13450262520783006447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-63090548711995793772009-01-30T18:36:00.000-08:002009-01-30T18:36:00.000-08:00You just do it. The great thing is that baby boy ...You just do it. The great thing is that baby boy will have three people to dote on him. The other great thing is that neither he nor Erin will know or care that they might be missing something. You have love aplenty, and that, along with a clean bottom, a full belly, and a comfy place to nap, is all they need. Good luck! Catch up on your sleep now. :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-27954795200831523172009-01-30T02:20:00.000-08:002009-01-30T02:20:00.000-08:00Congratulations :-DCongratulations :-DJohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17965300148218903639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-64017224031085474872009-01-29T08:18:00.000-08:002009-01-29T08:18:00.000-08:00Thanks for writing this. Your timing was perfect. ...Thanks for writing this. Your timing was perfect. My husband and I are trying to conceive our first, and recently I've started panicking, wondering if we're ready for this, and how we'll handle all the changes. It's reassuring to hear that you just do it, and it all works out.Lenexiconhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17975065474448387881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-47911083392292912242009-01-29T08:06:00.000-08:002009-01-29T08:06:00.000-08:00I have two kids. You SHOULD panic.I have two kids. You SHOULD panic.Momo Falihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09735425888226178189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-85587900995834522992009-01-29T07:01:00.000-08:002009-01-29T07:01:00.000-08:00The heart is astonishingly strong.The heart is astonishingly strong.OhTheJoyshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05031731198115388411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-77494382477872285672009-01-28T20:38:00.000-08:002009-01-28T20:38:00.000-08:00All the good stuff has already been said, so I'll ...All the good stuff has already been said, so I'll just reiterate that you just do it, and you find it's far easier than you ever thought it could be, and the stress you worried about and the concerns you had? They pop up from time to time, but you've already got a huge learning curve, and the newest one? They just take it all in and do their thing. It's seriously great.for a different kind of girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431273646365489225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-46909760048646575042009-01-28T17:32:00.000-08:002009-01-28T17:32:00.000-08:00Its funny you have this post...I've been wondering...Its funny you have this post...I've been wondering when that switch to become and adult will happen...because I don't think its happened yet and I think at my age it should have...one day I'll wake up and be like, oh I'm 80, time to grow up! I think you just do what you gotta do, have a kid, know how to feed and clothe and love, and that's how you do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-24146435956700427022009-01-28T16:57:00.000-08:002009-01-28T16:57:00.000-08:00This is great. You've put into words so well what ...This is great. You've put into words so well what I often manage to not communicate properly. As in, it usually comes out as - people, don't have kids, stay selfish! But what you said, that's what I mean, really.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-74462302699010144052009-01-28T13:28:00.000-08:002009-01-28T13:28:00.000-08:00All you can do is your best. That's all anyone ca...All you can do is your best. That's all anyone can do, and most of us get by well enough.Jenny Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943823729806115657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-8369292580605331842009-01-28T10:43:00.000-08:002009-01-28T10:43:00.000-08:00S -thanks for freaking at the same time I am freak...S -thanks for freaking at the same time I am freaking! I have a 17mo old girl and we are adding a baby boy in May. So nice to know that now I can read your experience at the same time I'm going through my own. <BR/><BR/>I am much happier reading that everything becomes normal again. Comemnts saying that I will be knocked on my ass just make me feel worse :-) I think I will stop reading the comments now. It will be what it will be I suppose.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-67707636849578929122009-01-28T09:58:00.000-08:002009-01-28T09:58:00.000-08:00I wish I could tell you differently, but #2 knocke...I wish I could tell you differently, but #2 knocked me on my ass in ways that #1 never did. It wasn't #2 per se, but the fact that #1 was still around-- and not even 2-- with his needs and his tears and his everything. The first six months are hard. <BR/><BR/>But like everything, you develop a new normal. And now having two seems so easy. Easy to be at home-- they play with each other and keep each other company. Easy to be out-- they keep each other calm. <BR/><BR/>Apparently we've gotten cocky-- we're adding a third child in six weeks. (Gulp. Pray for us.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-1913256416614920162009-01-28T08:48:00.000-08:002009-01-28T08:48:00.000-08:00My personal motto: I'll muddle through somehow......My personal motto: I'll muddle through somehow...<BR/><BR/>We do.<BR/><BR/>Boys get a bad rap - yes, they're energetic, sometimes violent, often noisy, filthy, and relentless...but then, girls can be, too. <BR/><BR/>You'll muddle through somehow.<BR/><BR/>Shade and Sweetwater,<BR/>KKyddrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07668797984157146798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-77146782741743317552009-01-28T07:52:00.000-08:002009-01-28T07:52:00.000-08:00"You just put them in your pocket."I love that. It..."You just put them in your pocket."<BR/><BR/>I love that. It's true. You just figure it out.<BR/><BR/>And when you put all of the changes out there to those friends who don't have chidren, it sounds awful... but it's true that you just don't care. Because even when things sort of suck, the suckage is better when you have those little creatures with you...<BR/><BR/>And it just works itself out.Daniellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05305850648928447302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-12678597299292469192009-01-28T07:42:00.000-08:002009-01-28T07:42:00.000-08:00You just... figure it out.You just... figure it out.Miss Britthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12934134485175970612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-775208920171527729.post-30397841495995352852009-01-28T07:32:00.000-08:002009-01-28T07:32:00.000-08:00As you said yourself, you just do it. Two kids is ...As you said yourself, you just do it. Two kids is harder than one. In ways I never imagined, and your kids will bear the brunt, yes, but so do everyone's. It's why God invented therapists. <BR/><BR/>p.s. What's up with the new Sesame Street theme? Me no likey!!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15835303750336050596noreply@blogger.com