Posting just to sorta bookmark the thread....we are expecting # 5 in feb/march, but I don't really think of myself as a MoM, despite loud, rambunctious evidence to the contrary!
Apparently, we are on the two-year plan, for better or worse!
We have an almost-8 yo son (02/02), almost-6 yo daughter (03/04), almost-4 yo son (01/06), and almost-2 yo daughter (12/07)....her birthday is this coming Sunday! That makes this our longest baby-space by a couple months, assuming this little one comes more or less on time.
We homeschool, although last week I gave my notice!
LOL, just seriously in need of a break/regrouping session, so dh is taking over for a week, then we are going to have a holiday break, during which I hope we can do some serious discussing/planning/re-energizing so that I can get back to it in Jan with more enthusiasm, more confidence, and more help/participation from him.....and if he were to happen to gain a bit of newfound insight/appreciation for the reality of homeschooling vs. the philosophy, so much the better!
Anyway, I guess that about does it for a quickie introduction. We drive a 7-passenger mini-van, which will be at full capacity come Feb (and that's assuming that we are able to finagle all the car seats around so they fit!
) so I will more than likely be asking advice about vehicles in the next 6 months/year. And then comes the sleeping arrangements issue....baby will bunk with us for the first year or so, but in the past I've moved them to their own sleeping space at somewhere around a year, to facilitate night-weaning. In our new house, there's not enough room in our master bedroom for a crib, so this time baby will be moving in with either the girls or the boys....which means we'll be facing the whole bunkbed dilemma in a year or so.
We have a 4 bedroom house, but I'm still feeling very stingy about turning the guest/sewing/craft/project room into a kid room, so if possible, we'll avoid that for a little while longer!
Anyway, just wanted to say "hi!" and so forth....back to lurking/learning for now!