We adopted a newborn after our youngest of three was almost 8 years old.

Sep 17, 2021
11:25:59pm

IdahoCoug A.I. Expert

What a slap in the face reminder that was! There are good reasons to have your kids young. Plus, now that she's a 12 year old, we're the "old" parents at all of her activities and events.

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Man, I forgot how hard babies are and how horrible your sleep becomes

Chefcurry

9/17/21 11:17pm

We had ours 2 years apart... If we waited on our last any longer we wouldn't

Cougar TD

9/17/21 11:21pm

We adopted a newborn after our youngest of three was almost 8 years old.

IdahoCoug

9/17/21 11:25pm

Then you think you're going to sleep and you have teens that you're waiting up for until they get home.

Jimo Dashen

9/17/21 11:25pm

Hard babies are brutal. 2/3 for us were really tough. Hang in there man.

runitup590

9/17/21 11:41pm

It’s certainly rough. Add an 11-month-old with type 1 diabetes.

Ten_Hour_Drives

9/18/21 12:04am

We waited 4 years too for our third. My fourth baby is only 8 months behind the

Coug Man in Florida

9/18/21 12:30am

We adopted a 2.5 mo old baby, 8 mo later

Florwood

9/18/21 7:37am

My wife says I'm a baby. Is it asking to much to be fed and changed? 🤷

Big McLargeHuge

9/18/21 1:52am

Our first was colicky

bluelands

9/18/21 5:05am

Our kids have been colicky. Sleep exhaustion is no joke. You guys can do this, you'll get through this.

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