and how many did you have (and or plan to have in the future)
Haed's "would you marry your DH again" post got me thinking about this. I had a goal that I'd marry by 30, have my first kid at 35, and be done having kids around the time I was 40. I wanted 4 kids, but now I couldn't see myself being the parent of 4 kids under 5 yrs. old (I have a friend who has a just 6 yr. old, an almost 4 yr. old, an almost 2 yr. old, and a 2 mos. old), which would've been my plan had I followed it. Funny how things change, right? I never thought I would ever think about just having one kid, which is what I did for about 2 yrs. after DD1 was born. I would've been happy with an only for a very long time. My girls are 4 yrs., and 3 weeks apart.
I am the oldest of 3 kids, and am 10 yrs. older than my younger sister (there is a 7 yr. gap between my brother, and my sister).
ETA: I voted 4 prior, and we are now 2 and done. If we currently didn't live in a higher COL area with a high mortgage we agree that we most likely would've wanted a 3rd child; and had the pregnancy we lost been successful we think we may have tried for a third, but honestly after DD2 I knew I was done being pregnant (I didn't think I could be pregnant a fourth time). If we ever win the lotto we'll adopt.