when you knew you had your last baby..

boyohboyohboy wrote: when you knew you had your last baby, did you find yourself treasuring each moment with that baby more then you did the others?
I find myself making sure I remember what that baby smell is like, that soft skin, those little smiles, and tiny toes...
I think its just the idea that once these little precious moments are gone, they will be gone forever..
did u find yourself doing that?

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: Well we are not definitely done, but I know what you're saying. I think I treasured every moment more with Wesley than Wil, but that was also because I was a more relaxed mom the second time around, being that I had done everything once before. I took more time to enjoy the simple moments, like just sitting in a rocker and staring at Wesley. Where with Wil, I was anxious and always thought I needed to be doing something else.

NaturalMom replied: i do the same thing. i smell them more, lol, i take more pics and just do more with them both now. Im excited about our adventures ahead but will miss the baby stage and the stage where we are the best thing in the world. lol Im still happy tho. just enjoying everything that much more

luvmykids replied: At the time I thought I did, but looking back I wish I'd treasured it even more

boyohboyohboy replied: i think you are so right, I do feel so much more relaxed, and not in a hurry to get to each stage, or rushing the "oh look you can hold your head up, to oh you are rolling over". I dont find myself looking for mile stones..

I dont worry about the laundry, or the house..I am to busy singing songs, and counting toes..

indywndy_04 replied: Now that my tubes are tied....and Jake is officially my last baby. I find myself spoiling him rotten!!! Almost as if he was my first, but way better then that. Tons of pictures of everything he does, holding him more and cherishing each and every moment! So, yes, I do have to agree with you there....I am doing that!

danahas4monkeys replied: Yes I wasnt set on being done after Andrew was born I was sure I'd talk Rick into one more but now that I have my hysterectomy set I find myself looking at Andrew and getting weepy alot! Dont get me wrong I know I need the surgery and really and truly I know we are done. I am glad we are out of the diaper era. Its bittersweet! I spend less time worrying about housework and more time being silly and playing monsters or dancing on the couch and playing ball or screaming just because! But you know life is to short I think we need to be like that more anyway!

moped replied: Kind of like the book "Let me love you long" Robert Munsch????? Or whateve rit is called

Sam & Abby's Mom replied:
Yah - what she said! LOL

With Sammy (my first) I found myself in awe of him so alot of what was going on didnt 'sink in' as much. With Abby (my 2nd and unfortunately probably our last ) I was definitely more relaxed and enjoyed her 'babyness' more.

Just last week I packed away the high chair and bought them new booster seats. I actually found myself a bit 'teary' eyed when I saw the big open space in the kitchen where the high chair had been for the last three years. The whole time it was there I hated it - couldnt wait for it to be gone so we could have our kitchen back. But now that its gone,,, I found myself thinking that its kind of sad that we'll never be needing a high chair again.

Boo&BugsMom replied:
Yes, but I also did with Tanner too because he was my first and I didn't know when we would have another one.

Boo&BugsMom replied:
I do...I want to sleep at night without being waken up!

AlexsPajamaMama replied:
Awww that is too sweet

AlexsPajamaMama replied:
He is a great author! I love his books, we have a couple out of the library right now...the fire truck one and I have to go, last week we had out Murmel Murmel Murmel and Paper Bag Princess

lovemy2 replied: I think I have savored the moments with BOTH my kids the best I could and never really did it cause I was worried I wouldn't have another one - my babies are my babies - there will never be another Olivia or another Dylan even if I had 10 more babies

Danalana replied: You'll probably think I'm crazy, but I do this with my dog. The reasoning is different, but it's kinda the same thing. JoJo just turned 10, and I have had him since he was a puppy. He has been my loyal companion and friend this whole time and, now that he is getting older, I want to hug and kiss him even more. i don't know, maybe it's to make sure he knows how much he is loved...but I definitely understand the concept

msoulz replied: Absolutely, especially when the last one was not expected!

BabyOwen427 replied:
I don't think your crazy. I understand the intimate relationship you get with your animals after you've had them for their whole lives. I've got two cats and a dog that I've raised since puppy/kittens and they are a part of our family.

My bff, Belle, had this really old cat who was sick, blind and needed almost as much daily care as a newborn. When Belle got pregnant with her first she was worried about how she'd take care of a newborn and this cat. When she was about 6 months along the cat crawled into bed with her one morning. Licked her belly and 'talked' to her. Then he passed away in her arms. The cat knew Belle had something special comming and knew it was his time to let her move on and start her family.
Every time I see pics of that cat I am reminded how truly perceptive animals are to what's going on in our lives.

Sorry this got a bit long

My2Beauties replied: Oh that last post made me absolutely cry Animals are such special creatures, I love them so much. We don't have any right now because we don't have a fenced in backyard for a dog and DH is allergic to cats. But he's taking allergy shots now and he really doesn't have a problem with them while he's on the shot so..I"m hoping I can talk him into one.

Anyways, I definitely find myself cherishing certain moments with Aubrey more. I stare at her more and I don't even think about milestones hardly. I mean I get excited when she has one but I didn't spend every waking moment waiting for her to laugh out loud or smile, I just cherished the moment at the time it was happening. I will say though that I enjoy toddler years just as much if not more, because Hanna is absolutely the cutest thing around. I love the things she says and does and how silly she is. I can't wait until they can play together and hanna can enjoy her more if you know what I mean. I know how you feel though, I do find myself just taking it all in even more so this time than I did with Hanna.