| I am a busy mom who often loses her mind with having a 22 month old and a 3 month old. I'm currently not working (other than being mommy). I feel guilty that I haven't been able to take my 22 month old anywhere much at all, and I know she's been bored in the house this summer, she's very independent and has alot of energy to burn and fun to be had..not alot of opportunities though as my husband works 8-6, so by the time he gets home we MAYBE get to the park and then its dinner bath bed..It would be nice to meet with other moms in identical situations who can understand..and I have only tried one indoor play acticity center..my daughter didn't take to it too well, but I believe it's because the class was at 10, and she is used to getting up at about 9'ish, then lounging while eating breakfast..cartoon, then at around 12 or so she's ready for some fun, before her nap at around 1-2:30, it's always a little different ever since having new baby especially, but we're trying to keep it consistent. Wow, am I supposed to be saying this much? She's just really active when we're out and about, and there's no way I could see myself taking her to the park and being able to play with her while also trying to watch the littler one..yes I have a few carriers, none of which she seems comfortable in, she's very stubborn and a LIGHT sleeper, I have a new baby bjorn expected to be here tomorrow, I'm keeping my fingers crossed that she'll take to it and I can then spend some time with my first beauty! I just feel alone alot of the time, and it would be cool to share these feeling's with other moms in the same boat. |
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| My first daughter who is now 22 months old-the savior of my life and reason for living..I definately feel the same about my 3 month old, but there's just that special, unexpected bond and attachment that I had with my first, and she is so wonderful, she's just starting to really pick up on her vocabulary, she is a big lover, if someone's hurt or mommy has an "owie", she loves to give it kisses or ask "are you ok??" in her cute little high pitched voice. She LOVES her little sister. And my 3 monther is a very light sleeper (during the day) which makes nap times tough, as I am still nursing my 22 monther for naps and bedtime..if you nursed your kids, you'll understand =D It's a process..but it makes it difficult if I am trying to lay down to get Annabella (my first) down and then I have Brynleigh (my second) cryin' needing me...those are the toughest times, there's nothing that I don't like about them, I am extremely grateful for both, they are the LOVES of my life, and my WHOLE life, but yes, it does get rough sometimes ;) As for my hub, he is the best father, he really is..at first when we had Annabella it was a big adjustment for BOTH of us, but we strictly nursed Annabella, tried the bottle too late..so it was all on me when she was very little. Then as she got older and started to "do more" daddy was able to interact more and he really became a terriffic father, and now she just LOVES and ADORES her daddy, and he feels the same about her. Basically, we are just parents right now. We don't get time for eachother much at ALL, but it's something we're going to try and work on..thankfully, I decided let's do the bottle of pumped milk early this time, so we tried it early and she takes to it well, so I'm able to nurse and bottlefeed Brynleigh, which is great because it means she can be watched by my sister at some point when we have the time to go out (hub and I) and she won't go hungry. Looking forward to that. Daddy needs encouragement sometimes..it's crazy because when he gets home and I'm stressed, he feeds off of it, instead of deflecting it, and making it better, so it's like I'm forced to "bring myself back" during stressful times. He totally goes off of me...if I'm happy, he's happy, if I'm not happy..he's not happy...it sucks, because I've read of husbands who know how to cheer their wife up when she's down, and try to help make things better...ok, I'm going to far =P Anyway, that's us in a nutshell. |
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