I might have to start looking at the Landcruisers, they just seem so big I would feel like I'm driving a truck.
Must say was very disappointed with lack of boot space in the prado especially when the 3rd row seats were up. The Nissan Pathfinder had a bit more room but is a lot narrower.
Good luck with hubby, it makes it hard when one seems to want it more than another,
HI, I use to be on this site a couple of years ago. I lost my password ect and I just recently reset it. I have 5 children the last where twins and we just found out we are having number 6 in December.
Just thought I would stick my nose back in here now that things have settled down to some sort of normal (whats that?) after having new baby. All of a sudden I fell like a large family when I say I have 8 kids, at 7 it still didn't seem so many!
Well i am finally admitting this will be me in just a few short months. I'm not sure how im going to cope.
We have already bought a new car. 7 seater Ford Territory. And we've also just bought a new house that we'll be moving into in around 4 weeks. It's only a 3 bedroom but we will be adding on a 4th bedroom in the new year.
The only thing i'm concerned about is how am i going to look after a newborn while attending to the needs of 3 others. DD will be at school, fair enough, but i have to get her there and pick her up which will take 30mins there and 30mins back after we move, at least until next year when she'll start at the local primary school. We don't have any family near by to help. DH works 12 hour shifts, 6am-6pm. He gets most of thursday and all of friday off which i am so thankful for but for those 3 days where he's at work...I'm starting to go bonkers just thinking about it.
Halltribe: Congratulations, wow it only feels like yesterday that I read that you were expecting again. I hope all is going well with you and your little bub. Isn't it funny how little things sound different, eg saying 7 kids and now 8. I'm sure thats what my husband is like, for some reason 4 children sounds soooo much more than 3.
Antheia: Congratulations to you also. I'm so envious right now, I'm still working hard on convinving DH that we need one more baby. Yours are a similar age to my 3.
I'm sure you will be fine, it must seem daunting for you though. My DH is a farmer and during our really busy times I know that he will be gone from 7am til about 10pm. In some ways it just makes me more organised as I know I will be doing it all on my own. Maybe on the Thurs and Fridays try and organise some time to yourself, or just with one child to give you a bit of a break.
Just saw this thread and thought mmmmm wonder if i can be classed as a large family!!! Antheia we seem to have a similar group of children!!!
DS is 6
DS is 3
DD is almost 2
and we are expecting again in August!!!
We already had an 8 seater car so we dont need a new car, we just moved into a bigger house in october last year!! I am a little concerned about the school run situation except three days a week i have to pick up ds2 from kindy and ds1 from school so that means getting out of the car twice in about 10 minutes!!!!!!!!! Not so much worried its just a pain!!! Honestly it will be ok i have done it all before and it will all work out in the end!!!
Looking forward to getting to know you all in here!!
Man I forgot about this thread ROFL and I started it
Anth hon - you'll be surprised how you will cope...it all just kicks in so to speak..I think having 4 kids is easy then having the 3..although atm the eldest 3 are driving my INSANE trying to do shoulder stands on the lounge room floor.
Man I forgot about this thread ROFL and I started it
Anth hon - you'll be surprised how you will cope...it all just kicks in so to speak..I think having 4 kids is easy then having the 3..although atm the eldest 3 are driving my INSANE trying to do shoulder stands on the lounge room floor.
I tell ya my 3 are driving us nuts, but I guess thats just coz we have been going away every weekend since moving here and thats a 2.5hr drive, so plenty of time to drive us all nuts in a car... God I hope it gets better.... soon
I think I have created amonster with number 4!!! man he is madness, he body slams the boys and then tries the same on mini me who screams blue murder (she's only little)
I need some land...the kids are getting to big and need some space to run and poke at things
I do have a biggish gap between first three and last two so at times that makes it easier but then to swap the baby mum hat to the teenage mums one does prove a bit trying.
How do you ladies know when to stop? DH and I decided after Scout (number 4) that he was the last but I said to DH when he was only a few weeks old that he had better go for the snip because I knew I didnt feel finished. He said I was allowed one more and Yay we got our girl.
Now Peppar is almost 8 weeks and I hate the fact she is growing so fast and she is my last baby. I know if I really tried I could convince DH for "just one more" but I mean I have to stop somewhere dont I?
I dont look at the financial side of it as being a decider because if I was to accidentally fall pregnant we would make it work so same goes for a planned one. Although it would mean a new car as we have a 7 seater now but would need more.
Give some voice of reason advise please
I hear you on when to stop, I'm wanting one more, convincing DH is proving to be hard, he's doesn't sound like yours. And yes I would love a little girl, I think if I had a girl then I would be tempted to go for #5 to try for another girl so there would be sisters. I love being pregnant, and miss it so much.
I do know that if I do get my one more that will be it, DH just wouldn't cope with anymore so I will then happily allow him to get the snip (much to his delight)
Sorry I don't think I have been the voice of reason you were wanting.
How do 'I' know when to stop???? I'm at number 8 and haven't got there yet!!!!
Yep girls we are crazy and the kids drive us crazy and life is totally insane but ya know ya wouldn't swap it....and I know we have those moments when.......
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Not so much worried its just a pain!!! Honestly it will be ok i have done it all before and it will all work out in the end!!!
we got our girl.
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