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Babies on the way in two households

white_6's picture

So I am a bm to 2 children and sm to my 6yr old daughter. Our household is pretty great no huge complaints except that we have to coparent with an awful bm. She is very petty and I go out of my way to make things easier for my sd. I am a stay at home mom and I have the kids before school after school, I go to all school functions take them to doctor appointments etc. I am that mom who is part of the PTA and does everything I can to make my children's life enjoyable especially since my sd lives in two separate households 2-2-3 and my bd 5 has to visit her bd during the summer for 1 month. I try and make our family somewhat normal. Well, we had decided after my bs 9mos was born that we were done having children. Just like every plan things get changed. We are expecting a new edition to the family which is great we just found out last night and as crazy as it sounds we are happy to become a family of 6. But right after we got the results from the trusty stick, my husband gets a text from his ex, saying she is pregnant and just told sd. We are happy for her and her husband. But the irony is quite ridiculous. and of course we will wait to tell our children until we find out the sex, (i just recently had a miscarriage 2 months ago). I just worry about that much change happening in sd's life. She is already in therapy, she goes weekly. What are your thoughts on this?

white_6's picture

Yea the plan was to not get pregnant and I was supposed to get a totally hysterectomy because of my endo. but here I am. We are excited because we love our children and our children love each other. I just don't want it to be too much change for my sd with it happening in both households. She already doesn't get attention over there and fights us when we have to send her over there. So I just worry that she is going to be forgotten about over there. And then she might assume that will happen over at her home as well. Thank you though

Indigo's picture

Can you imagine the conversations:

"Hey, I thought it was our year to have a baby."
"No, you already have 3 and I need to show my love by having an 'our' baby with SO."
"Seriously, you claimed the sKids last year on the taxes; I heard you got a new job and didn't change the child support, but I'm certain this is our year to add another child into our household."

MommyNotMommy's picture

LOL.