Can we afford

to have another child? On paper, the answer is a definite "no." If I went back to working a full-time job outside the home, it'd be more feasible, but at what cost to the quality of the time we spend together as a family? With our boys being so young, that's not really a sacrifice I'm willing to make at the moment. There may come a day when they are older and because of their being in school full time, my working while they're at school may not make much of a difference. But right now, it definitely does. Having said that, can we really afford not to have another child? For at least the last decade and a half, I've wanted to adopt a child/children in my adult life. Andrew and I discussed as much before we were even engaged, since I needed to know if he was on board with that as a part of our possible future together before we got very serious... So, the name "Zoe" is what we picked for a girl when I was pregnant with Rhys (before we knew he was a boy). And it's popped up a couple of times lately in some unexpected places. In addition, the recent earthquake in Haiti has adoption more at the front of my mind, as so many orphans have been made homeless.

It's just got me thinking - not that we'd rush into anything right away. But as much as I don't know if we can afford another kid financially, can we afford to ignore something that's been on my heart and mind for such a long time?