tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840771.post4066288238063843643..comments2023-10-04T09:06:43.835-07:00Comments on Peace and Craziness: That Itch You Can't ScratchMandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08249168087397426420noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840771.post-16316971443687842282010-05-21T13:04:59.776-07:002010-05-21T13:04:59.776-07:00Hi Mandy! I'm so glad that I stumbled upon you...Hi Mandy! I'm so glad that I stumbled upon your blog and this post. My third child has just turned one and I have been feeling those baby pangs you have described so well. I have had three c-sections and during the last one I was sterilised which was a choice that my husband and I made together and with the advice of our consultant. We always wanted three children and feel that our family is now complete BUT I personally am finding it difficult to come to terms with that fact that I am not going to experience another life growing inside me again or breastfeeding a newborn baby etc. I feel incredibly blessed by God that I had three wonderful pregnancies and three healthy babies that have remained healthy. I guess this is just a natural feeling that I'm going through and in a sense a grieiving that this season in my life is over. All three of my kids will always be my babies! God bless you!Kathihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01077090508657587114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840771.post-43333365528851081382010-03-14T12:54:51.110-07:002010-03-14T12:54:51.110-07:00Mandy, I get exhausted just imagining taking all ...Mandy, I get exhausted just imagining taking all of those beautiful beings on a walk at one time! I know exactly what you mean about those moments of insanity, though. I have those pangs, too, about pregnant bellies, kids, and dogs, lol. At first, it annoyed me and even disturbed me at the same time. It was like some strange, invading alien thought that ran completely counter to my actual desires. One day, I realized that my pangs did not represent my longing for another baby but rather my mourning for those so, so sweet early days of my babies' lives that can, unfortunately, never be relived. So, obviously, what I really wanted was not another baby but simply a time-machine, lol. That realization made all the difference for me. Congratulations on being such an awesome juggler and taking care of your own goals in life as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840771.post-79295820025468439182010-03-12T14:55:48.613-08:002010-03-12T14:55:48.613-08:00Thanks for saying that, Whitney. What's amazin...Thanks for saying that, Whitney. What's amazing is we went into this thinking of how we could bless these kids, having no clue that what they'd give to US would far surpass anything we could give to them. As my stepmom says, "You CANNOT out-bless God!" :)Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249168087397426420noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23840771.post-3414973310876684592010-03-12T13:50:46.807-08:002010-03-12T13:50:46.807-08:00What's sad is that so many women keep having b...What's sad is that so many women keep having babies for the wrong reasons and don't have the slightest desire to care for them or give them what they need. You are willing to sacrifice having more biological children to open your home to those kids out there that need you. It sounds like you have realized how fulfilled your own life is and have now decided to so unselfishly share it with those other children. I think that it's a wonderful gift and you and Clayton have been blessed to have so much love to give.Whitneynoreply@blogger.com