Pregnant Again at 40!
I started this blog for a lot of reasons. One of those is that I find myself in a somewhat unique situation — I’m 40, and pregnant (by choice) with my third child. My first two are ages 9 and 12, so I was, in many ways, on easy street. In fact, for many years, my husband and I believed we were done on the baby front. But over the last few years, I felt a tug to return to the world of baby powder smells, nursing, diapers, receiving blankets, etc. Okay, I admit it — I wanted to be needed like only the mother of a newborn is needed. (or the mother of a toddler, preschooler, etc.)
So, in 2007, I became pregnant with my third (I’m due in October) and I turned 40. I’m just over halfway through this pregnancy, and while I’m not one of those women who loves being pregnant, I’m trying to do it a little differently this time. I’m older and wiser, and I know how fast it goes. It really seems like just yesterday that my 12-year-old was giving me her first smile, saying her first word, or taking her firs steps.
In this blog, I hope to write about parenting, pregnancy at 40, preparing for a new baby while also managing the busy lives of a “tween” and an active boy, and then, come October, being a new mom and an old mom, all at once.
