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I want so badly to slow down, sing to you, dance with you in the kitchen, babble with you while I prepare dinner. But I am so distracted. So exhausted.
Am I happy we had them so close in age? Absolutely! Are there tears? Oh yes.
It's these moments of second guessing myself—the wondering, the daydreaming—that get me. But it's also the big moments of practicality and reason (hello, day care costs) that then reel me back in. We're doing fine just the way we are.
The idea of "more," making more money, obtaining more things—and in my case, creating more life—is not necessarily the ticket to a happier life.
Whatever you want, mama.
We surrendered.
I said goodbye to life with an only child that night, but I said hello to a whole new chapter of motherhood.
I felt guilty for everything our first child would lose: The constant attention, the full capacity of our love.
An LCSW gives tips on the stresses new parents face and how counseling can help.
Find out what you have to gain when you add a second baby to your brood.