Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren weren’t so sure they’d be able to handle the pitter-patter of two sets of little feet. In a new blog for iVillage the actress writes of how the pair, already parents to daughter Honor, made the decision to try for baby number two.

Jessica Abla writes:

We wanted around a three-year age gap between our children for two main reasons: First, we wanted Honor to get as much love and attention as humanly possible as a baby. Second, we couldn’t imagine hauling twice the amount of baby gear everywhere we went. We like to live on-the-go and having two kids in diapers would make any decision (going to the park, dinner at a restaurant, family travel, playdates, etc.) significantly more challenging because of the amount of baby swag you would need to bring.

Once baby was on the way, however, a new set of worries arose. Would Jessica Alba and Cash Warren be able to love another child as much as firstborn Honor?

Jessica Alba continues:

As fate would have it, as soon as we were mentally prepared for adding a second child, we were blessed with the most cuddly, smiley, sweet-natured baby girl in the world — Haven. I’m not going to pretend like I wasn’t concerned about bringing another little one into the world. I mean, Honor was our everything! How would it be possible for us to love anyone, in a million years, as much as we love her?!? Frankly, I didn’t think I had the capacity. But literally, overnight, everything changed as little Miss Haven shed her bright light on us and all of our hearts burst open even further.

Check out iVillage for more with Jessica Alba, and be sure to view the gallery below for recent shots from the family’s trip to Tokyo!

photos: Jessica Alba Twitter