Sept. 28, 2010
I took Miss Marvel's crib apart today. I couldn't help but wonder if it would be the last time I used that crib.
When I was pregnant with Miss Marvel, I was fairly sure she wouldn't be our last child. Superman and I were both pretty set on having four kids. Each child would have a playmate, and four's just a nice, round number.
But then things with health insurance changed.
It would now cost $7,000 for me to have another child. That's the deductible for the maternity plans available to us.
I've started to consider taking a page from C. Jane's home birthing book. It's definitely cheaper than the hospital...........
Anyway.
I had to take the crib down because Miss Marvel has figured out how to crawl out of it. She's been getting close for a month or so, crawling up the side and turning her light on and off. But last night she crawled out. Twice. And the mattress was already on the lowest setting.
So we pulled the mattress out of the crib and let her cry it out beside the door last night.
She's my first child to actually crawl out of the crib. Spiderman was forcibly removed from his crib by the arrival of the Hulk. He was about Miss Marvel's age, but hadn't yet honed his skills as an escape artist. And the Hulk was perfectly content to stay in the crib until he was 3 and we decided it was time for him to move up.
Over lunch today, Superman and I put up the spare twin bed we had, then I took the crib apart.
And I tried really hard not to cry.
Jan. 17, 2012
12 comments:
Awww. ((hugs))
She's a big girl now!
I love love love loved CJane's latest birth story. I don't know if I'd ever be brave enough to go that route and I know that my husband would never ever be brave enough but still, it was a beautiful story.
I struggled when we switched Harper's bed. I was planning on keeping her in it as long as possible but as usual, she decided to grow up quickly and we had to do the switch around 18 months.
I was glad to take comfort in the fact that I could snuggle with her in her bed- something I always wanted to do when she was in her crib.
If you are seriously considering home birth as an option, give me a call. I LOVED my home birth with our little girl.
We had to pay everything for our last baby. I tried to remind myself that if I averaged the cost of all five births, it wasn't too bad.
And Joey hasn't started climbing out yet, but when he does, we take off the side and make it into a toddler bed. I never thought this feature was saving me heartache!
Can't believe she is big enough now to forgo the crib!
I must have something wrong with me since I never cried, but loved moving them to the next stage
Wait until you think you're ready to give that crib away. That will be a harder day and you'll maybe wonder for a while if you REALLY were ready.
But she does look really tiny in that bed, so that helps, right? ........sure.
It's hard to let go of those things. I thought we would have had one more baby too. With all of our infertility issues, we decided not to risk it again- too many things could go wrong and nearly did with our twins.
No matter your circumstances, it's hard to know when you're "done" building your family. I'm tempted to say that if all that is stopping you is $1,000- that's not a lot of money. However, I know all too well that it's all relative. If the two of you decide you're really set on one more, $1,000 will work it's way into your lives to make it happen. You have plenty of time to decide for sure.
In any case, a bittersweet day for you. She really is getting big!
Cynthia- The font on my blog wasn't very clear. The deductible is $7,000, not $1,000. If it was that low, I'd be pregnant already!
Since I know Eden is our last child, I'm dreading the crib take down. It will be so sad.
Yeah, I was the same way! But we are sure Baby is the last one. I get weepy over every box of her too-small clothes that I seal up, too. It helps that my s-i-l lives nearby and someday, I'll give her all this stuff. I'm not putting it away; I'm putting it on hold.
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