Becoming Mommy - Sara

My birth with Laura was traumatic - another story for another time. It left me with a big set of restrictions on when/how I could have my next baby. I was told that it would not be safe for me to have another baby until Laura and the baby would end up a full 3 years apart.

Jason and I stuck to the plan to have another baby as soon as it was safe for me. I was on hormonal birth control for 15 months. Then, as advised by our doctor to ensure fertility when we wanted it a year later, I stopped hormonal birth control.

Right on schedule, when Laura was 2 yrs and 3 months, we starting trying and fully expected to be pregnant right away. We got Laura here without trying at all, so we figured it wouldn't be a problem. We were wrong. We discovered that unsuccessfully trying to get pregnant is horrible. I had the most understanding best friend who lent me her baby (Micah) to hold and play with any time and it helped me deal.

Fortunately, my uber-specialist OB/GYN also calmed us down, didn't prescribe me any hormones (another blessing in hindsight) and we kept trying. Nine months later, we were pregnant with Sara.

I was so excited to be having another little spirit join our threesome. Instead of just a couple with a kid, having Sara made us a true family.