Anybody got 3?

[68Formula]

We have two kids. We had "decided" we were done. Normally when I joke the wife about another she always gives me a "don't even think about it answer." This time she didn't. That sparked an inquiry. Turns out we both have thought about it in passing as of late. Not hard, but thought about it. Now we're not sure. Anybody else that was on the fence and went for it?

[Nine Ball]

Get it in writing first, that your wife will NEVER force you to buy a minivan.

[mdprovee]

We are in the same boat..my wife wants a third, we have 2 boys now age 3 & 2. She would like to try for a girl..so we are talking. We have been told by a few people, have 2 or 4, easier than 3. Not sure how 4 would be easier. We are thinking too, when they all get into soccor or baseball or whatever, how do we go three ways to see all the games.

The worse part is yes she wants a minivan. I keep trying to talk her out of it. We'll see how all the talk goes.

[bretcopsey]

We are in the same boat..my wife wants a third, we have 2 boys now age 3 & 2. She would like to try for a girl..so we are talking. We have been told by a few people, have 2 or 4, easier than 3. Not sure how 4 would be easier. We are thinking too, when they all get into soccor or baseball or whatever, how do we go three ways to see all the games.

The worse part is yes she wants a minivan. I keep trying to talk her out of it. We'll see how all the talk goes.

We have four, three boys then our little girl. Mini van, Suburban and vasectomy to go please!

I feel that keeping even numbers is better because you won't have one that allways seems to end up being left out. I have two younger brothers and growing up I was always closer to the one than the other.

One word though-expensive! Plus, if you are already through the midnight feedings, lack of sleep and diapers stage, think long and hard about whether you want to go back to that. Our youngest is 4 now and we are to the point of just dealing with pull ups at bedtime, but it seemed like a long road getting there.

All that said-I would do it again!

[TheMonkey]

We have four...

me too

... Mini van, Suburban and vasectomy to go please! ....

me too

...
All that said-I would do it again!

me too

have all the kids your wife is willing to handle and let her drive whatever she wants. sometimes frustrating & humbling, but it's a long term thing... tough to imagine being an old man and regretting that.

[Part Time]

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have all the kids your wife is willing to handle and let her drive whatever she wants. sometimes frustrating & humbling, but it's a long term thing... tough to imagine being an old man and regretting that.

Very good advise from a Monkey.

We have a daughter who is 8 and a son who is 5. "We" had a tubal reversal on the 18th. 6 weeks, then we're trying for # 3.

[wedgehead]

I have 3, Two 13yo twins 1 8yo all boys. We would have more if they weren't so dang expensive. Try building three PT cars at once. My wife drives a minivan I drive a Burb. Always wanted to trick out her Astro but she says NOOOOOOOO. Lucky me the twins always play the sports on the same team.But wouldn't change a thing.

[TheMonkey]

Very good advise from a Monkey.

We have a daughter who is 8 and a son who is 5. "We" had a tubal reversal on the 18th. 6 weeks, then we're trying for # 3.

actually... gotta make sure credit goes where it is due...

<< have all the kids your wife is willing to handle and let her drive whatever she wants. >>
that was my wifes advice to me

<<sometimes frustrating & humbling, but it's a long term thing... tough to imagine being an old man and regretting that. >>
this is what my shrink tells me



good luck bringing in #3.... every one is a bonus

[Jimmy Sean]

We have four,

Us too, two boys and two Girls.

Mini van,

We have a Grand Caravan. The only other vehicle I would consider is a Suburban. It's nice to be able have them seperated from each other in the van.

vasectomy to go please!

I did this also and if your considering it look into the long term complications that may come with it. I have some and it sucks.

All that said-I would do it again also! Well probably not the vasectomy but definitely the kids.




On another note, we have some friends that have seven and one on the way!

[68Formula]

I did this also and if your considering it look into the long term complications that may come with it. I have some and it sucks.

Believe it or not, we were "so sure" that I already had this done!

I went through 4 weeks of afterwards pain (lucky me I fit in the less than 1% category.)

So now you ask, how would we achieve another? Would I go through a reversal while at the same time saying I would never go through that surgery again?

Easy, it never took! Plus due to complications I refused when offered to retry it. Again, had it gone smoothly I probably would've tried to get snipped a second time. Now 2 years later we are considering a third. Makes one wonder if there was a reason the whole snipping deal went bad.

[70bird]

Easy, it never took!

I'm living proof that vasectomy doesn't always work. My Dad had one after my 2 older bros, and 5 years later I came along. Imagine the thoughts going through his head when he found out my Mom was again pregnant. I hear it was pretty ugly for a couple days until my Dad went to get checked and found that his plumbing was indeed working just fine thank you. Oh, and the doctor who did the vasectomy paid for my birth LOL.

My wife and I have one Son, 18 months, and we just found out yesterday she is pregnant again! Due in early November.
Just when we are almost sleeping the whole night through too! We are both very happy about this.

2 kids will be plenty for us, so I will go "under the Knife" next year.

[RaceMan]

We are in the same boat..my wife wants a third, we have 2 boys now age 3 & 2. She would like to try for a girl..so we are talking. We have been told by a few people, have 2 or 4, easier than 3. Not sure how 4 would be easier. We are thinking too, when they all get into soccor or baseball or whatever, how do we go three ways to see all the games.

The worse part is yes she wants a minivan. I keep trying to talk her out of it. We'll see how all the talk goes.

LOL we have 3 boys 9 , 7 , and 6 months , we tried for the girl and didn't work out that way , we knew it was 50/50 and really a boy was just fine with us. We went with the suburban and its great!!





Had to add a pic (no I'm not too proud) lol

[amx2334]

4 kids, 2 minivans and 1 bathroom
wouldn't change a thing(except another bathroom)
I know alot of people who claimed they would never own a minivan.once they got one they alway wonder how they got along without it.I traded a full size extended cab 4x4 for my van. never regretted it.

[Scott Parkhurst]

We have one now and are planning for another. Our first is a girl, so we decided that if the second is a boy, we're done. If it's another girl, we'll try for a third to get a boy. If the third is another girl, we're done anyway and I'm looking like John Force (but without the sponsors, and multiple homes).

My wife made ME promise not to get her a minivan! Gotta love that.

She's driving an Audi wagon now (AWD is a necessity here) and she totally digs it. It'll be fine until the kid(s) get older. Then we'll probably move into small SUV territory.

I'll always have something with a pickup bed- probably an extended cab while they're small and a crew cab when they get bigger.

We've never even considered four kids, though. Two or maybe three is as far as we'll go.

(See the talk about diapers in a previous post...I miss being able to sleep through the night. I remember when 3AM was where I'd be after a hard night of partying. Now it's where I am with a baby bottle in my hand. It was easier after a lot of drinks...)

~SP~

[Samckitt]

We have 2, a girl 5, & a boy 2, wife wants a 3rd, I DO NOT. Daughter was breach & required emergency C section, son was scheduled C section, healthy size & to term, then found out he had Persistant Pulmonary Hypertension. He spent 23 days in NICU on all kinds of life support, monitors, respirators, ventilators, Nitrous. He is perfectly healthy now, but I can't go through that again. Slim chance it would happen on another. We have one of both & we are not spring chickens. With the youngest, I will be 54 when he graduates high school.

[amx2334]

I ran into a guy I hadn't seen for twenty years. We get to talking and he says "We had 2 kids and then I got snipped. I want to be able to give my kids everything they want growing up."
I replied "What if they want brothers and sisters?"
He had a puzzled look on his face.

[parsonsj]

Kids are great. I'd recommend picking the right wife the first time. 2 families gets expensive.

Minivans rock: they are the most versatile vehicle I've ever owned, especially for small children. Now that mine are older, we've moved back to a sedan and a truck for daily drivers.

jp

[parsonsj]

What if they want brothers and sisters?

Puzzled look is right. Who lets children make such decisions?

jp

[Ranaexcavating]

We have two kids. We had "decided" we were done. Normally when I joke the wife about another she always gives me a "don't even think about it answer." This time she didn't. That sparked an inquiry. Turns out we both have thought about it in passing as of late. Not hard, but thought about it. Now we're not sure. Anybody else that was on the fence and went for it?

Never thought about it........ We have 6 children. (yes same wife) It is the best feeling in the world!

[backtobasics]

We have 6 children.

6 kids and building a PT car!

My hero!