2nd one, Mommy?
When our elder girl was 2.5 yo and started going to school, she also started asking if she could have a baby sister (no, not brother) and she has been asking consistently since then. At that point, I was really just contented to have just 1 child - already a bonus by my standards - and will go through life that way. Happy. Somewhere around the time she turned 3.5 yo, the hubby also joined in this campaign - asking for a 2nd child. His reasons were different: what if our girl has to solely shoulder the emotional and physical difficults when we are old and ill? wouldn't it be nice if she could share it with a sibling? of course will be make sure we are financially independant but do we really want her to go through it alone? All these cropped up after his mom passed away suddenly and he felt the comfort from sharing his grieve with his siblings... and felt it was important for our girl to have that support system. Afterall, relatives can support but not to a level that is dee