tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35989496.post4606821705795455252..comments2023-10-08T03:19:16.631-05:00Comments on musings of a working diva: Women of Your AgeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13573589482128669479noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35989496.post-5081121410222445832010-03-06T08:00:12.813-06:002010-03-06T08:00:12.813-06:00Congratulations! So far our kiddos have kept us yo...Congratulations! So far our kiddos have kept us young (my hubs is a few years ahead of me, headed for 44 this year) and I'm with Megan, I am so much better prepared at this age than I ever would have been in my 20'sSteph at Problem Solvin' Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18195884439651922555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35989496.post-40251899124989553812010-03-05T12:09:05.736-06:002010-03-05T12:09:05.736-06:00After years of surgeries, treatments and unanswere...After years of surgeries, treatments and unanswered prayers, I was kicked out of an infertility program as hopeless. So I scheduled a hysterecomy and enrolled in grad school ready to move on. Shortly thereafter I discovered was 7-weeks pregnant. I was nearly 44. You have no idea what kind of joy this baby will bring into your life, not just your life, but for your other children too. Expect the Antique Mommyhttp://www.antiquemommy.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35989496.post-48985331762025461232010-03-05T09:55:47.774-06:002010-03-05T09:55:47.774-06:00Congratulations! A loving mother of any age is a g...Congratulations! A loving mother of any age is a gift from God! And with His strength you can do it - so excited for you!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10702958291049563341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35989496.post-73188015085710344032010-03-05T08:14:21.899-06:002010-03-05T08:14:21.899-06:00Fried Okra linked to your post on Twitter. Congra...Fried Okra linked to your post on Twitter. Congratulations! What a blessing this will be for your family. I hope your pregnancy is easy and that baby is healthy. I'm not in the "women your age" category, but I had many, many conflicting emotions when I found out I was expecting my sixth child. The way God chooses to speak to us is surprising sometimes. :)nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06605426195521274662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35989496.post-64817405822530369582010-03-05T08:09:14.964-06:002010-03-05T08:09:14.964-06:00I had my first baby at 39. The second at 41. The...I had my first baby at 39. The second at 41. Then we got a surprise bundle of joy when I was 44. A blessing, to be sure. Especially when I had been told it would be unlikely I would ever conceive due to endometriosis. And age.<br /><br />Suckers.<br /><br />You're in good company. There's a whole bunch of us chasing children, even though we are "at that age."<br /><br />:)Fiddledeedeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05893201251929379468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35989496.post-65592903701947575692010-03-05T07:55:26.178-06:002010-03-05T07:55:26.178-06:00Like Megan, I've been a mama at "that age...Like Megan, I've been a mama at "that age", and my doctor even had the gall to call my pregnancy high risk, even though I was perfectly healthy and fit - but it was all about the age. Well, we showed him - not one issue during pregnancy and the baby showed up 5 years ago healthy as can be. :) She's been a great addition to our family (which is now 5) and even though, like you, ISimplyAmusingDesigns.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14590064227180913122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35989496.post-87471885476053556842010-03-05T07:47:49.327-06:002010-03-05T07:47:49.327-06:00I have ONLY been a mom (times two) as a Woman of Y...I have ONLY been a mom (times two) as a Woman of Your Age, so I don't have anything to compare with, but I can tell you that DAILY I think to myself, "Wow, I'd never have handled that as well as I did when I was in my 20s or 30s." I have more patience and real life experience to reinforce, in the hard moments, This Too Shall Pass and in the wonderful moments, Stop And Smell theMegan Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14008925325073263825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35989496.post-52655138615767010402010-03-04T15:48:21.863-06:002010-03-04T15:48:21.863-06:00Awesome. It's cool that the kids are each 5 ye...Awesome. It's cool that the kids are each 5 years apart. You will do great!Becky Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02099347717228504160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35989496.post-51804863347869804432010-03-04T08:48:39.595-06:002010-03-04T08:48:39.595-06:00Aw, congrats!!!!Aw, congrats!!!!Shellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06811697675090627618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35989496.post-19967269129250931882010-03-04T08:39:56.465-06:002010-03-04T08:39:56.465-06:00Congratulations!!
I am the oldest of 7 siblings an...Congratulations!!<br />I am the oldest of 7 siblings and my mother was 41 when she had my youngest sibling who is just 10 1/2 yrs younger than I am.<br />My cousin had her 5th child 2 1/2 yrs ago and she was in her mid 40's. <br />Women of a certain age do it all. I am a few yrs older than you (but not by much) and while I haven't had children (due to a health issue) women of a certain Suburban prephttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18395691728192716148noreply@blogger.com