3rd Baby and Terrified

[2BmommaOf3]

So I currently have two wonderful little kids one boy and one girl. Ages almost 3 and 5. They were both planned. Well I just found out we expecting our third baby and I'm terrified. This little one wasn't exactly planned and I've never really imagined me being a mom of three. I am so scared. We just bought a new home with 3 bedrooms, less than 2 months ago which means someone is going to have to share their room, I just started a new job that I absolutely love and we just got a puppy. Is it normal to be scared like this after already having two kids??

[nmprice09]

I am due with #3 in December. All 3 were planned, but after finding out we were having #2 I was terrified. It took me a little bit to get really excited. We had just bought a house and our oldest had just (literally days before) turned 1. Which was why we had started trying with having a house and #1 truning the big 1. What we didn't plan for was me getting "laid off" about 2 weeks before our oldest birthday. Which turned into actually finding out I lost my job a month later, the supervisor was a coward and didn't want my mom to know that I wasn't coming back. He couldn't cheat on his wife with me so I got the boot, he actually got fired for sexual harassment about a year later. Well not only did I lose my job, but the day before our oldest turn 1 my husband (my dad and 198 others) lost their job. I will never forget the look on my husband's face when he walked thru the door at 9 in the morning. I had hoped that it was just a slow day and he got sent home way early, it had happened before. But I knew that it wasn't the case, not with the massive over time he had just weeks prior. Every time there was a massive "layoff" they had overtime like you wouldn't believe only to go back to barely getting 30-40 hr weeks. It was a blessing in disguise though. I realized that I truly wanted to stay home with our son's (#3 is also a boy) and he has been able to follow a dream he had kept to himself, he enlisted in the military. Once I found out that a part of him had always wanted to enlist I couldn't help but encourage and support him. Just remember all babies whether planned or not are a blessing and can be the scariest times of our lives.

[Brit080913]

It's completely normal.  We talked about having a 3rd baby and for a day we were really excited and so ready.  The next day we changed our mind but it was too late.  I was already pregnant lol.  Now we are having baby 4 and I am just as scared and due any day but I know I will be so thrilled when he is in my arms.  Everything will work out fine and remember your puppy is just as much part of your family so don't just get rid of him. A lot of people do and it's so sad.  I do dog rescue/fostering and right now we have 3 large dogs and a large puppy.  I'm sure you can make it work.  Good luck.

[nvaldes10]

That happen to me..just imagine I waited for 10 yrs to have my 3rd bearly YESTURDAY!!!

[cmac21]

Of course it is scary, especially when it was not planned. It might be scary but I am sure everything will fall into place and you will adjust to a new addition. Your childdren are also a bit older that they can help out and entertain each other.