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'
6 comments:
Oh Mama. I hear you. Sigh and deep breath.
I often think of the jingle for double mint gum. Silly I know but it is double the fun (and lots of other things)
Keep it up I know you're doing amazing!
I have a new little one two and it is completely bonkers. Good to you!
My two are now 2 and 4 and I forgot this craziness... More love, more cuddles, more listening to them chat between themselves.... and time for a newborn again. I think 2 was awesome hope three is just as fun for me- eeekkkk ;) xxx
thanks so much for the insight, laughs and (happy) tears. as i await #2, who debuts in June, i'm overcome thoughts of my 17-mo old no longer being the baby. "will she be okay?" "will she get enough attention?" "will she feel forgotten?" and the inevitable "will she try to help out and feed the newborn her avocado roll when i'm not looking?"
you're doing an amazing, sweet mama!
love your honesty.
really enjoy your blog.
Wow, amazing. I didn't know parenting 2 can be that challengin'.
Hi beautiful mama. : )
I used to follow your blog, but took some time off from blogging while I was going through some life changes. Anyway... I'm back now and thought I would see what you have been up to.
I LOVED seeing your water birth photos. Thank you for sharing such an amazing life experience with us! I am so happy for you!
I just had a baby too, on Feb 27th. My third boy! I can still remember how challenging it was having a toddler and new baby.. and now everything is 3x! It takes time to figure out how to balance everything, but I'm sure you will find your own rhythm soon. :)
Much love and many blessings to you and your gorgeous family!
P.S. I would love to talk to you more sometime about water birth. Each of my labors were quicker than the one before. (All were super fast!) With this pregnancy, they induced me early, knowing that I would not make it to the hospital in time. So, if I ever have another one... it is going to have to be a home birth!
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