Re: Going from 1 to 2 kids

[Guest guest]

I had these same thoughts, especially since its been 13 years since

I parented an infant. I worried about all the things I had forgotten

and that I would start to resent losing all the free time and

spontainiousness that we really got to enjoy once our son got old

enough to fully join in on everything.

We thought long and hard and prayed a lot about all of this before

deciding to conceive again and decided now what the right time for

us, but after we conceived and the reality of a little baby came

flying in I started to panic sometimes. Theeeennnn we found out we

were having twins and all my anxieties doubled. If I was concerned

about being able to be a good mommy to one teenager and one infant,

what made me think I could be all that good to our older son and TWO

infants?

I really came to find a lot of peace with how I will handle all our

blessings in the past couple of months and now feel like with both

of our families and the Good Lord's help we're going to do just

fine. I still have anxious moments, but overall I'm so much more at

ease with our situation.

I'm willing to bet you've got plenty of love to give to both

children and they'll feel that. I don't even know what to say about

breastfeeding your ug neighbor, lol. I just can't stop laughing

about the image. Reminded me of the Seinfeld episode when Kramer's

face kept popping up in a baby bonnet... I wouldn't want to bf him

either, lol.

Toi

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> But here is my worry....what if I am not a good mommy to 2 kids?

What if hates me for bringing this baby into the house. What

if I don't love the new baby like I love .

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[Guest guest]

I don't think it is wrong to have doubts. I even doubted having the first one

when I was pregnant and when it was found out to be twins I worried ssooo

much that i would not be able to handle it or i would love one more than the

other, ect, but that is not the case at all and i sure do love my kids, all of

them, but in each their own individual way. Even though the boys are twins they

are quite different, is laid back and is more active and my

daughter Madison is the aggravator who cannot stand it quite around here I

guess so she makes the boys get her when she turns the TV on them to her show

and

takes whatever they are playing with, or jumps in when they are wrestling. But

i love them all ssooo much and I already have such a DEEP LOVE for little

Emerson inside me that I cannot even explain it. I have a stronger love for him

being pregnant than any of my pregnancies and maybe it is becuase I am older

(41) and he will be my last or maybe because of the 2 I lost in between

pregnancies and i do not take his growing for in there for granted that I just

LOVE

HIS SSOOO MUCH and cannot wait for him to be here. I look at my baby things all

the time and recheck the diaper bag for the hospital just to look, I know

everything is there but I need to look. You will be fine and i am sure you will

love that little darling more than you ever realized you could.

God Bless,

Robin, NorthEastern, NY

Age- 41

EDD- July 27th, 2004

IT'S A BOY!!!!!!

Mommy to:

&

(twin boys 8 years),

Madison, daughter, 5 years and

Wife to Pup 15 years (October 31, 1988)

Gastric Bypass Surgery-

October 18th 2002

Start-378, current- 246(pregnant)

goal 170 after baby

It's a BOY!!!!!

Emerson Roger