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“You have Boy/Girl twins? Wow! So, you’re totally done having kids!”
I cannot tell you how many times I’ve heard this in the past five and a half years. It’s like we’ve completed the set and now there’s really no reason to have another child. And I think for the first couple of years the wife and I kind of agreed that we were done. I mean, the first year alone almost killed us. The lack of sleep, combined with our general cluelessness was enough to put the thought of ever doing this again way out of our minds.
But then things got easier. We survived breastfeeding (and when I say “we” I mean, “my wife”), double diaper changes, late night feedings, projectile vomiting and mobile toddlers relatively unscathed. Our kids, much to my surprise, turned out pretty well-behaved. They listen most of the time. They put away their things when asked and they mix a mean martini. And even though I still can’t use the bathroom without being interrupted, we began to get a little cocky. This parenting thing? We got this.
So at some point (I don’t remember exactly when but I can tell you that I was 100% sober) I turned to my wife and said, “Let’s do it. Let’s have another.” And she replied, “But what if we have two?” Oh yeah, that. And that had us stumped for a while. As far as I’m concerned my wife is more fertile than Napa Valley. Who knows how many eggs she’s pumping out of there at any given time? Visions of Jon and Kate danced through my head and I envisioned myself begging Oprah to buy us a bigger house or a small bus.
And then there’s the age thing. We’re not getting any younger. In fact, I am now older than my own mother was the day I graduated from High School. I’m old! My wife is younger than I and looks damn good if I do say so myself but even she’s entered an age where pregnancies are higher risk. Did we want to go through with that and all that could entail?
But then I’d look at Swee’Pea and TheMonk as they get on the bus each morning for school and wonder where the time went. Wasn’t it just yesterday I was smelling freshly bathed baby heads and blowing raspberries on baby bellies? Sigh. I missed that. And I know my wife did too. So we looked fate in the eye and said, “Let’s do it. Let’s have another baby.”
And before we knew it, we were blessed with this.
Baby Pic
Also? It’s a girl. If she’s anywhere as spicy as Swee’Pea is, Lord help us.
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Squeeeeee! Congratulations!
Comment by kathygee1 — December 4, 2010 @ 10:20 pm
MATT!!!!!!! OMG! Congrats!! To all of you!! How wonderful!!!
Comment by Miss — December 4, 2010 @ 10:20 pm
CONGRATULATIONS MATT!! That is AWESOME! So happy for you and your family!!!
Comment by Redneck Mommy — December 4, 2010 @ 10:31 pm
Wait, you mean you’re not gay? But what about that time in the men’s room . . . .
I mean, congratulations!
Comment by Avitable — December 4, 2010 @ 10:34 pm
Congratulasqueeeeee!
Comment by Backpacking Dad — December 4, 2010 @ 10:34 pm
YAY! Congratulations!
Comment by Adrienne — December 4, 2010 @ 10:35 pm
So very excited for you all. I bet your kids are excited too! Awesome news. I hope everything goes well with the pregnancy and hey – having one infant will be so much easier after you did it all in double!
Comment by Sondra — December 4, 2010 @ 10:36 pm
As the female half of fraternal twins, I can tell you that your twins will LOVE having a younger sibling. My brother and I ALWAYS wanted one. So congrats to you all!!!
Comment by heather... — December 4, 2010 @ 10:37 pm
OMG! Congratulations!
Comment by Grace — December 4, 2010 @ 10:47 pm
Congratulations Matt! That’s so exciting!
Comment by Overflowing Brain (Katie) — December 4, 2010 @ 10:48 pm
Oh yay! Congratulations! Reading this made my night!
Comment by Twenty Four At Heart — December 4, 2010 @ 10:50 pm
Congratulations!!! How exciting!
Comment by AmazingGreis — December 4, 2010 @ 11:18 pm
How exciting!!! Congratulations!
Comment by Busy Mom — December 4, 2010 @ 11:20 pm
Congrats!!! Wonderful news
Comment by Lindsay — December 4, 2010 @ 11:21 pm
SQUEEEEE! Congratulations!!!! I’m so excited for you!
Comment by Sandi — December 4, 2010 @ 11:42 pm
WOOHOO!!! YAY for Swee’Pea and TheMonk! Oh and you guys too!! Congrats!!
Comment by Trish — December 4, 2010 @ 11:45 pm
oh wow, congratulations!! x
Comment by Nikki Lowson (ivoryfrog) — December 4, 2010 @ 11:55 pm
Congrats, Matthew!
Comment by Jason — December 5, 2010 @ 12:09 am
YAY!!!!!! so excited and happy for all of you!!!!
Comment by Pgoodness — December 5, 2010 @ 12:12 am
It’s a girl!!! That is SO wonderful! Congratulations!!
Comment by Deanna — December 5, 2010 @ 12:23 am
YAY congratulations!!!!
Comment by Eva — December 5, 2010 @ 1:28 am
That’s so awesome!! Congratulations!!!!
Comment by Momma Sunshine — December 5, 2010 @ 3:23 am
Oh Matthew….CONGRATULATIONS. I’m so happy to hear this wonderful news and am excited for you beyond belief. So fantastic. I’ll have a smile on my face all day. Give my best to the rest of the family. Woo hoo!
Comment by MetroDad — December 5, 2010 @ 4:42 am
DUDE.
I am so stinking happy for you guys! What wonderful news! We, too, have decided to go the “one more” route after boy/girl twins, and are ALSO having a girl! I’m due in March, I’m guessing maybe a month or two ahead of you guys. HOORAY!
SO, so, so, so happy for your whole family.
Comment by Goddess in Progress — December 5, 2010 @ 4:50 am
Wow, this IS big news! Bigger news than that time you ate cat poop for sure. Congratulations!!
Comment by DrLori71 — December 5, 2010 @ 5:34 am
Congratulations!!!!
Comment by Maggie, dammit — December 5, 2010 @ 5:55 am
Congrats!! I’m so excited you your family!
Comment by ally — December 5, 2010 @ 6:10 am
Congrats!!! Now please remember in the upcoming months…that it might not be chocolate, smell first. Hahahaha!
Comment by Lu@masmom — December 5, 2010 @ 6:18 am
Such wonderful news! Congratulations!!
Comment by Chicky Chicky Baby — December 5, 2010 @ 6:40 am
She’s gorgeous! I’m so happy for you all. What wonderful news. Can’t wait to ‘meet’ her.
*hugs*
Comment by Debra — December 5, 2010 @ 6:44 am
That is so awesome! I am so happy for you guys.
It will be amazing to see what it is like to have one baby. I’m sure she will be outstanding.
Comment by Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah — December 5, 2010 @ 6:46 am
Dude. Dude. Dude.
That’s all I’ve got in the moment. Congrats though friend.
Dude.
Comment by Issa — December 5, 2010 @ 7:42 am
Congratulations!!!
Comment by Becky — December 5, 2010 @ 7:57 am
Awesome! Congratulations. And I can tell you from someone who had one baby after having twins… IT IS SOOOOOO MUCH EASIER OMG!!!!!!! It was a totally different experience for me.
Comment by Kirsten — December 5, 2010 @ 8:23 am
HUGE MASSIVE CONGRATS!
Comment by Angie [A Whole Lot of Nothing] — December 5, 2010 @ 9:00 am
Congrats!
Comment by Ghetto Owl — December 5, 2010 @ 9:37 am
Many congratulations to you all. Judging by her profile you’re going to have another cutie.
Comment by Jane — December 5, 2010 @ 9:57 am
This news merits a crowd roaring cheer!! CONGRATULATIONS to you all!!
Hugs & Blessings!
Comment by Dalia — December 5, 2010 @ 11:16 am
Congratulations! I know that thought process and the “but we have a high chance of two again” discussion.
Comment by Stacy — December 5, 2010 @ 11:45 am
Awwww, congratulations!!
Comment by Velma — December 5, 2010 @ 12:30 pm
Yay! Congratulations, that is amazing news!
Comment by Equipoise — December 5, 2010 @ 3:26 pm
OMG. O. M. G.
I am SOOOO happy for you guys – how awesome! Yay! Yay!! Yay!!!!
Comment by VAl — December 5, 2010 @ 4:15 pm
Congratulations! And many well wishes and so on:)
Comment by Thepsychobabble — December 5, 2010 @ 5:18 pm
OMGosh! I am so excited!
Comment by Breann — December 5, 2010 @ 7:05 pm
Oh wow, what excellent news! Congratulations and good wishes to one and all!
Comment by GC — December 5, 2010 @ 7:24 pm
Yay for being pregnant with baby girls! I am too!! Congrats to you & the family.
Comment by Cindy w — December 5, 2010 @ 8:00 pm
Well done!
Comment by Headless Mom — December 5, 2010 @ 9:37 pm
Congrats, Matt! That is so exciting for you!
Comment by Vixen — December 5, 2010 @ 9:48 pm
Matthew – SOOOO happy to hear the news! Sending blessings and happiness to you and your wife, and the twins! Can’t wait to watch them become a big brother and a big sister!!
Thanks for sharing this with all of us out here in blogland!
Comment by Krys72599 — December 6, 2010 @ 5:55 am
Congratulations! That is very exciting news.
Comment by PJ Mullen — December 6, 2010 @ 6:15 am
I am so excited for your family! Good luck and I can’t wait to hear more.
Comment by Franny — December 6, 2010 @ 6:38 am
that’s such awesome news! congratulations!
Comment by john cave osborne — December 6, 2010 @ 8:50 am
Hooray! Congratulations!
Comment by Jess — December 6, 2010 @ 11:52 am
Sweet! Congratulations!
Comment by Karen Sugarpants — December 6, 2010 @ 4:13 pm
Chills! So happy for you guys (or y’all as I would say if I were actually speaking to you)!
You are much braver than I, my friend. Once in a while I think about it, but I think we are done.
Can’t wait to read all about her!
Comment by amy — December 6, 2010 @ 4:35 pm
I know it’s been said, but congratulations! Take care of your wife and new daughter. My singleton is older than my twins so no words of advice, but I think this is going to be easy!
Comment by Sonya — December 6, 2010 @ 5:31 pm
That is so cool! Congrats! How exciting! You guys will think one is a breeze! Does this mean a blog name change is a’comin’?
Comment by Allyson — December 6, 2010 @ 6:48 pm
Fantastic! Congrats to you and your better 3/4s!
Comment by Whit — December 6, 2010 @ 7:38 pm
Oh, wow! That’s awesome. Congratulations, Matthew!
Comment by Melanie @ Mel, A Dramatic Mommy — December 6, 2010 @ 11:06 pm
Cool! Hope it’s an easy pregnancy.
Comment by muskrat — December 7, 2010 @ 9:28 am
Oh goodness!!! CONGRATULATIONS!
Comment by Breanne — December 7, 2010 @ 11:32 am
Yeah, I know what it’s like to miss the smell of fresh bathed baby heads and blowing raspberries on baby bellies, that’s why I decided to wait for grandchildren.
Boy, you made me wait and wait and wait!
You will be my age when this child is 20 years old. You’ll have to work until your 70 to pay off all the college debt.
On the upside, I will have more grandchildren than my sisters-in-law and all my friends and when I’m 80, I will still be around to enjoy my grandchildren, thank you for another blessing. Love you much than there are stars in the sky.
Comment by Grandmother — December 9, 2010 @ 1:51 pm
Congratulations and many blessings to you and your whole family!
Comment by Angelique — December 9, 2010 @ 6:12 pm
WOW! What a shocker! And I thought the next generation in our family was done having kids! Congratulations to all of you! Now I want to hear the story about you telling TheMonk and Swee’Pea!
Grandmother, don’t rub it in! I was just getting used to the idea that one grandkid would be all I’d get. But maybe it’s best. Congrats to you also!
Comment by Aunt Raina — December 10, 2010 @ 7:56 am
Congratulations
Comment by Chaitra — December 10, 2010 @ 8:44 am
CONGRATS!!!
Comment by L. — December 14, 2010 @ 3:16 am
I am currently in the first year of boy / girl twins and get the “so you are done” comment all the time. But, we are having so much fun we think about going through it again from time to time. Congrats and enjoy!
Comment by Todd — December 15, 2010 @ 11:20 am
Congrats!
Comment by Jen Barron — December 16, 2010 @ 6:42 pm
WOW, good for the both of you! What a great start to a New Year! Here’s to a happy and a healthy one! Congrats to you all 4 of you!
Comment by Pam — December 16, 2010 @ 8:12 pm
Oh my goodness, yay! Congratulations! I love the post. So happy for you guys.
Comment by Stephanie — December 18, 2010 @ 9:57 pm
Obviously I’m terribly behind on catching up on my google reader.
Congratulations. It’s about damn time you redesigned that blog header.
And, consider yourself lucky. Hand me down girl clothes are way better than boy ones. Wait. I don’t think I have boy hand me downs. He’s thrashed everything he’s worn since day one.
Comment by Nancy [Fear and Parenting in Las Vegas] — December 20, 2010 @ 10:45 am
Congratulations!
Comment by iPod Touch Tutorial — December 21, 2010 @ 11:08 am
CONGRATULATIONS to all 5 of you!!!
Comment by Aina — December 26, 2010 @ 9:00 pm
Congratulations!!!!!!
Comment by izzy — December 30, 2010 @ 3:54 pm
I missed this post until now. What a wonderful surprise…congratulations to all of you!! How exciting.
I always wanted to try a single pregnancy…didn’t happen for us but I can’t wait to hear about life with three from your family.
Best wishes for a healthy, joyful pregnancy.
Comment by Laurie — December 31, 2010 @ 5:41 am
This is the nicest news. CONGRATULATIONS.
Comment by alimartell — January 12, 2011 @ 12:06 pm
OMG….I wandered off (saw a shiny squirrel)…
and came back to find this…..Oh how exciting, I promise my attention is all yours once again. I hope mom is feeling fine.
Comment by Corina — January 18, 2011 @ 5:58 pm