Being a Mom of 2
When we were pregnant with Lynlee, I didn't really worry about how it was going to go when we got home until we were on our way home. As we are wheeling out of the hospital I started thinking, "What are these people thinking, they are letting me out with this baby and I don't have a clue what to do!" But it wasn't long before things started to click at home and we had our routine. I had her in March and we just sat and stare at each other for about 5 months straight. I loved every minute of it!
Then when we decided to have another baby, I thought things would go as they did when I brought Lynlee home. It might be hard at first but things would eventually click into place. Well... that's not exactly how it went. I think I may have cried every day for the first month, and I had help!! I kept worrying myself into a frenzy. "What would happen when I don't have help!" Lynlee constantly needed my attention at the SAME TIME Kyndall did. Lynlee was pushing the limits to see what she could get away with and spending more time in time-out than ever. I felt like I was not being as patient as I should be. I immediately decided we were having NO MORE children!
I talked to my sister-in-law shortly after I had Kyndall and said, "How do you do it?" She assured me it would get better. I got these same assurances from other people as well, but I had a lot of trouble believing them. Lynlee was a lot of help and LOVES her baby sister but also wanted her mommy time as well and I didn't feel like I could give Kyndall and Lynlee all the attention they both needed.
But as time went by (faster than I imagined it would) I got used to splitting my time. And guess what? Things started to click into place and we have a routine. Granted, our routine is about to change with me going back to work. But luckily my girls are pretty good about going with the flow. I think they will do really well in their new arrangements for the fall (fingers and toes crossed)!
I am so in love with 2 beautiful girls and I can't imagine my life without either of them. And there may even be a time down the road that I could even imagine... maybe having a third. Who knows?? (Potty training Lynlee may solidify the answer to that question though.)
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