To be honest, when I had kid number one, I didn't think that I will be having kid number two so soon. And if you had leave me to my own planning, I might not have the courage to go for a sibling for Jaeden since the older he gets, the easier it becomes to manage our lifestyle - no need to draft mental checklists of milk bottles, warmed breast milk, chilled breast milk everytime we head out.
But the pros of having children with a close age gap have its winning edge in that:
1. Everything is still fresh in your mind; breastfeeding, pumping, night feeds, burping,
weaning, vaccination etc.
weaning, vaccination etc.
2. It is easier to plan itineraries as both kids will have similar capabilities/ limitations with regards to
where you can go and what you can do.
But the biggest motivation for me at the end of a busy work day will be:
3. To see the kiddos interact with each other. They can be so amusing, yet so endearing. I find myself
missing my babies at work more than when I had one. I feel that the toil of getting house chores done
everyday all worthwhile when I see my darling boys. It's not that I am a great mom or what to think this
way. It's just that the equation works out and the returns on the investment are substantial to me. You'd
get what I mean.
This is what makes me tick everyday
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I've wondered about when is the 'right' time to have a second and have posted about this some time ago.
ReplyDeleteI have come to a conclusion that perhaps having 2 close in age is much better because it not only allows siblings to bond better (in most cases) - the prospect of starting all over again just when we're able to like pee in peace for 2 minutes without having to keep an eagle eye out for them or having them hang around the loo with us: is daunting.
Well, not so much daunting lah. More like Urgggghhh....
This was my thoughts on this: http://www.mummymoo.com/2012/10/that-decision-to-have-more-than-one.html
Agree MummyMoo! The hubby and I thought to ourselves, "Let's just be 'garang' about it and do it!". I can't imagine going through everything again in like 3 years down the road, and I'll be in my mid-thirties by then.
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