"I wouldn't change anything!"

KacieLeigh

For a long time after first having 2u2, I did NOT understand this phrase.  DD2 was colicky and screamed for almost 7 months straight.  I was miserable.  Ha.

But I have to say, after getting past those first few hard months, it really is fantastic!  And even though I didn't understand it then, I totally understand that phrase now! 

My girls are best friends.  Even at such young ages, they're a package deal.  If you babysit one of them, you'll want both of them because it actually makes things easier.  They play together SO well.  Looking back, I wish I could tell myself that those days were really tough, but they get SO, SO, SO much better.  

We liked it so much, we're having 3u3! Ha!  And I'm already warning our family that we'll probably have #4 pretty close, too!   

So to those of you still in the throws of the tough part or those of you who just found out you're expecting 2u2, just know that there are definitely tough days in the beginning - but it gets SO much better.  It's totally worth it! 

CaitlinJ22

I agree. 

Mine are lost without each other. It makes my life easier (most days) when they are playing and together rather than one napping and the other awake.

They are genuinely happy to see eachother in the morning, and DS defends his sister when someone bumps into her or a kid takes a toy from her. Heck the other day I had to put her in time out and she was crying and DS told me to be nice to his sister through tear filled eyes

It is hard at atimes, and now that I am due soon with #3 I am happy I have the 2 of them so close to play while I have to tend to baby.

 

BrittKav

I agree! We'll also probably do #4 shortly after #3.

CaitlinJ22

BrittKav:

I agree! We'll also probably do #4 shortly after #3.

Congrats! I didnt know you were pregnant!  

kerischrader

THANK YOU for this post, I am a lurker (want close together) but at the same time a little scared when I have a rough day! So thank you.

moonfaerie

We also love our 2u2 so much that we went for 3u3! I currently am wondering WTH we were thinking, but that's just cuz this pregnancy is going miserably and I'm counting down the days til #3 gets OUT! lol

I love watching my girls play together and make each other laugh, and they're so thoughtful of one another. Like today, DD2 gets diaper rash very easily, and she cried when I was changing her diaper, so DD1 brought over the diaper rash cream and DD2's blankie for her to snuggle and she stroked her hair and said "It's okay Chloe, Mommy's making it better." Stuff like that makes all the hard times SO worth it! They really do care about each other from an early age, and watching them grow into thoughtful, caring people is amazing.

kcisthebombdotcom

I love this too! I'm so glad to be past the newborn 2u2 stuff. We're only going to miss 3u3 by a month or 2 if we get pg right away, so it will be interesting to see that age gap too.

dmfan897

I agree..my girls are so fun together! they entertain each other so well that I think I get more "myself" time with 2 than I would with just 1.  #3 was not planned but I am glad that he/she will be close in age to my others

MammaBear81

That's the reason why we have so many

bellelamb

Thanks for this post! We are on our first full day home with 2u2 and it has been a rough day and headed onto a second hard night! I needed to read this!

Under.the.Rose

Thankfully I have a very happy newborn, but I'm still struggling trying to keep my toddler happy and occupied during the day while I tend to his sister. I need to start stocking up on puzzles, new books, ... something!

I'm really looking forward to the days when they can actually play together. They're both such little sweethearts, I know they'll be best buds. 

magnoliablossom00

Thank you for this post. As a mommy who was recently shocked to be expecting again, I have been having a lot of anxiety about having two children only 18 months apart. I cried for days. I am coming to terms with being pregnant again, and your post has made me feel excited for my LO to become a big sister and have a best friend. Thanks.

allie_smalls07

Thank you for posting this!  It serves as a reminder to me that things DO and WILL get easier and more fun.  Haha, I keep saying to my husband, "Things get easier, right?  Someday soon R will be sitting up, crawling, and playing on his own?  Right??  Right??" 

Thankfully DS#2 has been a pretty easy baby, but my DD was exactly like yours - cried non-stop for 7 months.  I was hating life.  I was petrified last July when I found out we were expecting a third.  Just as the first few months with 2u2 were difficult, so have the first 10 weeks with 3u3 been.  However, I am definitely beginning to see a light at the end of the tunnel.  I just remind myself that when DS#2 becomes more interactive with the older two they start seeing him as a human being and not some abstract object permanently attached to mommy's chest (lol)  I know that it will start to feel "normal" again.  Getting into a nap routine helps immensely too.  I can't wait for predictable days!  I would recommend you come back and read this post after you have #3   Your words of wisdom will probably help you too!

 

biblionerd

Glad to read this. I snuck in at 2u1 and it is unbelievably freaking HARD. I joke about 3u3 but I might shoot myself if that happened. Ds is really interested in dd some times, which is really fun to watch. They're both just so difficult though! I just keep reminding myself that it will get better and posts like these help!

akbride25

I agree. There were tough times in the beginning, but I love the way the interact. They don't know what to do when the other is not around. When I was pregnant with #2, we thought we would wait at least two years before we started trying for #3. We changed our minds, and now #3 will be born before we even planned to start trying!

lindsay.lou

This is encouraging to hear, thanks for posting.

 

We're hoping to have another set of 2u2 in about 4-5 years. We want four total, but not all at once, but I think we could handle two separate sets of 2u2.