When I was pregnant with my second child, I knew it was “normal” to wonder if I could possibly love my second as much as my first (happily, I found out it was more than possible). :) I remember having conversations with my mommy friends and hearing from most of them that going from 1 to 2 children was hard. Only one of my friends said the transition wasn’t that bad. “You’ve already adjusted your whole life to having children… what’s one more?” She said. I held tightly onto her statement. What I
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How To Prepare Your Toddler or Preschooler (And Yourself!) For A New Baby
Let me tell you a story. 6.5 years ago, I was gigantically (and I do mean gigantically) pregnant with my oldest child. I had gained almost 70 pounds, and the baby was pressing on my sciatic nerve, so I walked with a pretty pronounced limp. I was exhausted all the time, I couldn't take deep breaths, I was sleeping in my living room recliner, I had to use the bathroom every 15 minutes... Not a pretty picture, is it? So it's no wonder, then, that if you'd asked me right in that moment if I