First there was 'Confessions of a Pregnant Woman' then came 'Confessions of a New Mom'
And now introducing a new series:
Confessions of a Mom of 2
Bill Cosby once said something to effect of 'it isn't real parenthood until you have 2!'
I have to agree with him.
When you have two, you can't be in two places at once. For instance, I was downstairs nursing Amelie and Ruehl had gone upstairs to play in his room. I noticed he was strangely quiet. Bad things happen when kids are quiet. So I cart upstairs to find him sitting on my bed with an open bottle of Tylenol, broken pieces all over the comforter, and white powder crusted on his face. Had he eaten any? I didn't know. Poison Control Center told me to take him to the E.R. Two kids, one three weeks old, in the ER for God knows how long? Awesome. Sounds like the Hubs needs to come home from work early.
A blood test revealed non-detectable levels in his system, thank God. Who knows how much THAT is gonna cost us. The next day he dumped a bucket of chalk and a roll of toilet paper in the toilet, and drank a bottle of infant gas drops.
When you have two, when one gets sick, so does the other.
When one is hungry, so is the other.
When one cries, often times, so does the other. They like to cry in sync.
When you have two, you have an entourage with you at all times. Namely, when you need to go to the bathroom. Anyone else had the straps of the sling fall into the toilet??
You get really good at doing things one handed and picking things up with your toes. For example I can nurse AND bath a toddler. Impressive, I know.
When you have two, you spend 2x the amount of time thinking about bedtime, and liquor.
When you have two, you 'cook' more frozen pizza and you 'make' more phone calls for take out.
When you have two, there are double the moments that you need to pause and remember to breathe. Take a big deep breath and slowly exhale. And Selah.
When you have two, your phone is full of double the photos, your arms are full of double the love, and you get double the kisses.
My heart is twice as big, and I've got no complaints about that.
- MO2
Heart Go Boom-Boom 'a happy woman's attempt to tell the world what makes her heart tick'
