That two is so much harder than one! Seriously you will wonder how to clone yourself
Sleep isn't something you'll ever feel you get enough of
You'll argue with and ignore your partner more than in your whole relationship leading up to this point
You will ask questions already knowing the answer, just to prove a point
Going to the bathroom alone will feel like a luxury
Going to the supermarket alone will have you looking over your shoulder the whole time, trying to locate the missing child
Your memory will be shot to pieces, remembering what day it is, how old you are and if you've brushed your hair will leave you dumbfounded
The kids will drive you to distraction
You will sit up worrying about or tending to a sick child...for days
They will never leave you alone, EVER!
The moment they leave you alone, you will worry about what they are doing
If you go away, you will pine for those children who sent you round the bend
Some days it will feel like your brain is leaking out of your ears
Most days at some point, someone will be crying directly at you
They tell you they hate you, it breaks your heart
You'll wonder "whose bloody idea was this?" Daily!
Your partner will NEVER understand the pressure you are under, how you cope or what you do all day
You will feel envious of your husbands freedom. 'Sorry I'm late. Oh I forgot the time...' Isn't something you can ever say because picking children up from here/there/everywhere becomes your life
'Me Time' isn't something you ever said before children but it's all you say now
Looking in the mirror, you won't recognise the woman you've become. Good or bad, you've changed
When you close your eyes you wonder how much sleep the little tikes will allow you tonight
Reminiscing about luxury holidays, afternoons down the pub and spur of the moment shopping trips will make you depressed
Those little people become your world...you would do anything and I mean anything to make their world ok again
If you had your time over, you'd do it exactly the same
The love is so overwhelming, consuming and powerful...nobody tells you that!
Brilliant post lovely, I was nodding along in agreement throughout. The jump between one and two bubbas is enormous isn't it! We're 11 months in now and it does get slightly easier. I think for us the major turning points were when he started sleeping through the night and when we started weaning. It makes such a difference not to have to drop everything your doing every three/four hours for feeds.
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