08-08-2008, 02:25 PM
Because of Clay's education in Special Ed., I believe he will make a good father. I have to say that is one thing that I admire in him--his compassion,
Ummm, I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact that I was preggers at 36 and gave birth to Jonathan when I was 37! Hell, I felt old at 30 when my oldest, Emily, was born and she was my first! Isabel came along when I was 33, but because of my dx of MS when I was 36, David and never intended to have any more children.
Even if I wasnt dxed w/MS, having a child when youre older is just harder. We dont like to dwell on it too much, but when Jonathan graduates HS Im going to be 54 and David will be 57!
And older moms are at more at risk to have a child w/special needs. Lets face it ladies, the eggs start getting a little past their expiration date once you hit your mid to late 30s, not to mention your 40s or 50s.
But, who am I to play God. I wish all of them nothing but happiness and health.
There still is that "ick" factor tho, especially when there are sooooo many healthy children waiting to be adopted. I wish we could adopt--if we didnt have Jonathan, we were planning on adopting at least 1 child, perhaps two.
Ummm, I had a hard time wrapping my brain around the fact that I was preggers at 36 and gave birth to Jonathan when I was 37! Hell, I felt old at 30 when my oldest, Emily, was born and she was my first! Isabel came along when I was 33, but because of my dx of MS when I was 36, David and never intended to have any more children.
Even if I wasnt dxed w/MS, having a child when youre older is just harder. We dont like to dwell on it too much, but when Jonathan graduates HS Im going to be 54 and David will be 57!
And older moms are at more at risk to have a child w/special needs. Lets face it ladies, the eggs start getting a little past their expiration date once you hit your mid to late 30s, not to mention your 40s or 50s.
But, who am I to play God. I wish all of them nothing but happiness and health.
There still is that "ick" factor tho, especially when there are sooooo many healthy children waiting to be adopted. I wish we could adopt--if we didnt have Jonathan, we were planning on adopting at least 1 child, perhaps two.
Oh and time was 8:08!