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I'm new to this but...
We're not planning to have birth order be a great concern. I've heard that it's important to keep it, but I've also heard that making that a hard and fast rule is like saying children should only be placed with families of their own race (or religion! :-)
We have taken age into consideration, but we thought that for us, gender would play a bigger role in ease of transition. We have two daughters and by bringing boys into our house, I think we'll reduce the sense of "competition" all around, whatever your situation is would determine what age/sex is appropriate for you.
Waiting can be hard - dh and I have always wanted to do this, but we waited until our girls were older, and I consider the time waiting was well-spent in gaining maturity and growing in our parenting skills (I married at 21, dh was 26)
You're doing great though, thinking through these things and researching your options. I wish you the best!
Blessings,
Sherry
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