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In exactly one month, my daughter will turn 13 years old. She is almost celebrating today! She can hardly wait to hit the milestone! I on the other hand, am not too fond of the idea of having two full fledged teens living in my house! Of course, as a mommy, I can still remember when….

After my first pregnancy, I wasn’t so sure I wanted to go through that again. There are so many questions, so many doubts, so much confusion. And back then, I did not have the internet to run to when I wanted to find the answer to every nagging little thought that raced through my mind (but might not want to ask about aloud!)

After my son turned two, we began discussing the possibility of having another child. I did not want to be pregnant again (I had a rough time with the first pregnancy.) My dad offered one little piece of advice to us. With my husband and I both being “first born children” and our son obviously being a “first born” (only at the time), Dad said “You three will kill each other! You need another one for some balance!” He said it somewhat in jest, but I have to admit there was some insight to that. So I gave my husband a four month window. After that, I did not want to try to become pregnant again.

I guess God has plans for this little girl (young lady) as I got pregnant right away (we followed the advice from my Anatomy and Physiology college textbook!) She does indeed bring some balance to the family.

I know that if I were getting pregnant in this current time, I would be using websites to answer my questions, fears and doubts. I would be researching every little detail to keep up to date on my baby’s development. Then I would not have to search through textbooks or wait for monthly publications to see what they had to say about certain issues. I could just click away to find what I was needing at any particular time. And now as my daughter hits her teen years, I am turning to the internet to find out what other parents are doing with those precious little grown up toddlers!