First things first, I feel like I need to say Hollings and William are not even THAT close in age. They are a little less than 2.5 years apart, and I wish it was less than that. Many of you know I had a miscarriage between Hollings and William. I realize that reading this title might trigger some emotions from those who are actively trying to get pregnant. It is important to note that the message behind this post is not “you need to have your children close together.” It is simply a post with little facts about my own family that have made me want to have children who aren’t too far apart in age. And with that…ENJOY!
- They’ll grow up being friends
My mom had me and my two little siblings all in under 5 years. My brother is just 21 months younger than I am. We were all always so close growing up, versus some friends of mine who had siblings way younger or way older and didn’t really get close until they all became young adults.
- The younger I am, the more energy I’ll have
The older I get, the more tired I get. I want to have as much energy as I possibly can, so that I can be the hands on mom that my babies deserve to have.
- One on one time with the hubby on the back end
Jay and I got pregnant very young (I was 21 when I was pregnant with Hollings). We never really got to experience a long period of our marriage when it was just the two of us. We absolutely wouldn’t trade it for a thing, but I would be lying if I didn’t say a little part of us wasn’t looking forward to the time we’ll get to spend together later in life just the two of us.
- Won’t have to hold on to stuff as long
I am already so tired of moving box after box of baby items/clothes each time we move because we’re saving it for the next baby. In fact, most of our stuff in storage is baby stuff. Plus, it doesn’t help that we have both a boy and a girl, and we have no idea what our next (final) child will be. So basically we are just holding onto both Hollings’ and William’s hand me downs just to be safe. ALSO believe it or not, random things like carseats expire. It’s less likely you’ll have an expired carseat if you don’t wait super long to have your next baby.
- Majority opinion
There aren’t any concrete statistics here, but I will say I have never heard anyone whose kids have grown up say, “Wow I just really wish that my kids were farther apart in age.” BUT I have heard countless moms tell me that they wish their kids weren’t so far apart in age.
