How many can I have?

When I was a kid, I fantasized about being a part of an enormous family. I wrote stories about families with double-digits of kids. They were all happy and got big allowances. Like, really big... $100 big. Big families and big money. I was an only child...and we were poor.

I didn't start having kids until I was 36 years old. My husband, however, had started young. He already had six by the time we met. And that was enough for him. I understood. But over time, we agreed that we wanted to have kids together. Sweet, I know :)  It was going to just be one. Then just two. Then just one more. And...well.. we have four.

So here they are... my Top 10 reasons why I'm not going to have anymore kids:

1. 10 kids was a lot to ask of my husband, and he was a real champ to go along.
2. 48 is feeling pretty old. And tired.
3. I'd rather not be lactating when I'm 50. While I've enjoyed breastfeeding without a break since 1999, I'm thinking I'd like to wrap up this game kind of soon.
4. Trader Joe's frozen waffles come 8 to a box...that's 2 per kid. Works out perfectly.
5. I'm a woman on the edge...of being maxxed out by the four I have. 
6. In theory, I'd love to have more...snuggling a tiny body to my chest, the sweet newborn smells, a new and different person to add to the mix. In reality, I do not want to be waking up every 90 minutes through the night AT ALL. I. Just. Don't.
7. I can't handle my mom freaking out (in a bad way) again when she hears the news.
8. My youngest says she wants to be the baby, and my oldest says we have the perfect amount of people in our family.
9. I'd rather run a marathon.
10. There's no more room in the bed.

Thanks so much, Stasha at Northwest Mommy, for giving us the Listicles link-up. And Jen from Just Jennifer, you were so timely in coming up with this topic. It was so good for me to reflect on these 10 reasons...I was starting to get the baby jones again :P