week 8

This weeks reading material really made me think about WHEN I would like to have children. Recently I have been pushing the idea a little harder on my husband than I used to. We would both like to have children at some point but I can tell that neither he or I are ready. I am about to be in nursing school for the next few years and he goals that he would like to accomplish as well. I can completely see how accomplishing our individual goals would be important for our relationship post baby. Recently when visiting my sister in law and nieces (7 and 9), she talked about how many parents she knows aren't engaged with their families. She said that she feels like maybe some people aren't engaged when they have not been completely fulfilled pre-child. I definitely want to wait to have children until my husband and I both feel fulfilled to a certain degree in other areas of our life; however, I don't want to wait too long to the point where it is hard to conceive... hard balance to strike.