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mel72

Easier or more difficult when the youngest becomes mobile?

 

 

farrellashleigh

ha! I'm going to go out on a limb here and say WAAY harder lol, if this next one is anything like the first I'm going to need to have a Redbull IV at all times and a lifetime supply of vino!

mel72

LOL!  I'm hoping by that point that DS1 will be over his diving off the furniture headfirst stage.

bim38106

You really just trade one thing for another

Honestly, I HATE the sleep deprivation...so to me, anything is easier then that. I loved when DD2 became mobile (she started walking at 9.5 months!!) because that meant I didn't have to carry her around as much and she could play w/ DD1 more. What's hard now, is the tantrums that are starting! Ugh. These tantrums are probably harder then the NB stage, but I'll still take them over not sleeping

Mr.&MrsS

bim38106:

Honestly, I HATE the sleep deprivation...so to me, anything is easier then that.

This!

I just think newborns are hard. I dont do well with the sleep deprivation and not having any down time.

I can deal with chasing two kids, I dont find that hard at all. I think it is soooooo much easier right now than it was when DS1 was 17 months and DS2 was 1 month.

johnsoar

I'm going to say easier.  They play together (minus the pushing down, toy stealing), STTN, they both walk, communicate...   Somethings are harder but its a different harder.  I love that DD is such a helper with DS.  She helped him get his coat off when we got home yesterday.  Oh, and the kisses!  They love to hug and kiss each other.

MammaBear81

I've always loved it when my LO's become "mobile".... Mose people seem to say it's harder, but I find that they are happier when they  can get where they want to go.  We have a huge playroom that is gated off and safe for them to play, so I find they can entertain themselves more when they can move.  I also can't wait for them to walk so I can limit my carrying (I have a VERY bad back)  I think I'm the unpopular opinion though!

JandB07

For us it has gotten much easier now that DD2 is mobile, she doesn't have to be carried all the time, she and DD1 are starting to play together more, and she is just more sturdy where I can feel comfortable leaving her in a child proofed area for a couple of minutes to do something.  That being said, every stage is going to bring new challenges- see my below post about double teething.  But like everything else you just adapt and keep chugging along.

scherza

What made it easier on me was not so much that DS was mobile; it was that they could play together and he could keep up with DD a lot better.  They really entertain each other (and me -- I can sit back and watch them go!)

HarrietNJMommy

MUCH easier! I hate the newborn stage. I like them walking, talking, and more importantly, STTN!

ghostgirl

bim38106:

You really just trade one thing for another

This!  Sleep deprivation is really, really hard when #2 is young, but I do think it has been pretty difficult (in a different way) since DS has been mobile.  It may just be different personalities - DS is not afraid of ANYTHING and is therefore constantly being a daredevil...we've had to childproof many additional things with him that we never even thought about with DD.  DD, while she certainly has her own challenges, is more reserved so I actually felt like I could leave the room a second with her.  Not so with DS.

Also, DS has started getting into a biting phase, so keeping him/teaching him not to bite his sister has been a challenge!!