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Well ladies, here it is July, and I promised I would let you know when my baby was born. So...............SHE'S HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Our little girl Rebekah was born on sunday 6th July at 9.35am, weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces. Labour was straight forward and 7 hours long, but I really struggled with the pain again. Anyhow, it is all over now and she is just beautiful! She picked up feeding off the right side straight away, but just like my son, she does not like the left side. I am okay with it though and am just so happy to have my little girl. Here is a photo for you all to see.

Hi all, Guess what - I had my baby! :) On Sunday 6th July at 9.35am our baby girl Rebekah was born, weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces. She is just beautiful! Labour was straight forward and 7 hours long. She is doing really well and her big brother just loves her. Am so happy to have my little girl. Have attached a photo for you.

Hi, I am pregnant. I am 33 weeks now, due July 5th, with my second child. My first child was a boy, who is now 3 yrs old. This second one is supposed to be a girl! Am so excited, cause now I will have one of each and I've always wanted a girl and didn't really want to have any more than two kids. Can't wait to meet her. Only 7 weeks to go! Good luck to all you other expectant ladies.

How do you all handle the stress that daily life brings, plus being a mother? I had a rough night last night. There is a lot going on in my life at the moment. My husband just lost his job a week ago, I am due to have our second child in 7 weeks time, I am tired and my 3 yr old was acting up, plus I went to the doctor yesterday about some spots on my skin, which he tells me need to be cut out incase they are dangerous. Then I started thinking that sometimes I wished I wasn't a mother and didn't have any kids. It all just got a bit too much for me. So this morning I sat down to eat some breakfast and opened the conference talks in the ensign, hoping to get some inspiration. I didn't get to hear hardly any of them on conference day due to my 3 yr old. And I found a talk that I desperately needed to hear. It was given by Elder M. Russell Ballard, entitled Daughters of God. It talks about the hardships of being a mother to young children and what an important job it is and how we can make it easier on ourselves. It made me feel better and gave me some strength to start the day. Do any of you sometimes feel like you are raising your kids mostly on your own? I have to give my husband credit today, he has taken our 3 yr old to the park so I can have some alone time which I badly needed. But other times I feel like I am the one doing all the work raising him. I am the one who misses out on sleep and gets up at 6.30 every morning to take care of him, and my husband sleeps in. I am the one who gives him a bath every day, feeds him, changes him. I am the one who misses out on watching the tv show because he needs to be put in bed, while my husband gets to watch the whole show. I guess that is my job as a mother and it is the sacrifices you make for having kids, but sometimes it just gets me down. I guess I should be greatful that my husband at least loves our son and likes to play with him and does help me sometimes. There are far worse fathers out there who beat their children and neglect them and treat them like trash. Wow, isn't it funny how when you write your thoughts down, you start to see that you really are blessed. Today will be better, I'm sure. Any thoughts welcome.

Hi there, I tried to leave you a message on your page, but it wouldn't let me cause I wasn't your friend yet. Thanks for your welcome comments on my page. I too have lost a family member to cancer in the last while. My eight year old nephew died of cancer in November after fighting it for a year. It was extremely hard, as he got sick and died very suddenly, and we had already lost my other nephew the previous year to another health condition. So if you ever need to talk, just let me know. Sometimes it is much easier talking to someone who has been through the pain themselves, although it was not my mother. Hope some happier days lie ahead for you. Take care and God bless.

Hi all, Thought I would give you a bit of an update on this thread. It is now almost the end of March, and I am 25 weeks pregnant. Everything is going well, except I aren't sleeping too well some nights, but that is pretty normal, although makes life hard. We had a scan at 20 weeks and it looks like we are having a little girl! I am so excited, as now we will have one of each, and I really wanted a girl this time. My little boy is turning 3 tomorrow and he has matured quite a lot since I started this thread. And there is still 3 more months to go till baby is born (due first week of July), so I am feeling a little more confident about how things are going to go. I know it will still be a big challenge for me, but I keep thinking how blessed I am to have two healthy children, when so many don't have that blessing. Will write again after baby is born. Thanks for all your comments.

Thanks to everybody who welcomed me! :) New Zealand is a beautiful place. I hope you all get to visit one day. Mailis - my mother in law is from Norway, but she has lived in the States for some time now. She came to visit New Zealand last year. She said it did remind her a lot of Norway.

Hi everyone, :) I've been a member of this site for a while now, but haven't come on to the site for absolutely ages. I want to get back into it again though, so thought maybe I should reintroduce myself. Well my life right now is being a mummy! I have a little boy who was born in March 2005 and am expecting a little girl in July 2008! Then we'll have one of each, YAY! That'll be it for me, lol. They are hard work! I have been an active member of the LDS church my whole life. Love the church. Hey - Happy Easter everybody! I am 33 yrs old, and live in New Zealand. I'm married to an American who I met online, we just celebrated our seven year wedding anniversary. I love to watch movies, spend time with family, come online, play the piano, oh and sleep, lol. Looking forward to getting to know you all soon. :)

Thanks for your replies everybody! Hope you have a very merry christmas!

I just wanted to say thanks to all of you that posted replies. Your advice and experience sharing was appreciated and helpful. God bless you all. :)

Thanks for those comments. You are a strong woman to raise three kids so close together in age. My husband keeps teasing me about us having twins. I tell him it is not funny. I certainly will be sleeping whenever they are both sleeping at the same time. :)

Today I was thinking about christmas and how I can teach my 2 and a half year old the true meaning of christmas, as this is the first christmas I feel he can really understand it. If anyone has any ideas or experiences they would like to share, I would love to hear them. We have a book that was given to us which I read him about santa claus, but I realised today I don't have one yet about the birth of christ. Truly Shameful. I intend to do that very soon. I did stick a picture of christ in a frame on his wall in his bedroom and ask him from time to time who it is. I have a nativity scene which I will stick up when I pull out the christmas decorations too, that will be another good teaching tool. Feel free to give ideas. :)

I am going to be having my 2nd child next year, and I am feeling quite worried about how I am going to cope. My 1st child is a very active boy, who is now 2 and a half. I really struggled with being a mum and taking care of a baby. His birth was 43 hours long, then he struggled with feeding for three months, and the sleep deprivation almost killed me, literally. I am really worried about how I am going to cope with my little boy and a new baby. I would love any advice, especially from mothers who have had two kids and how they coped. Thanks. :)