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Two Under 2
For you...what is the hardest & best thing about 2u2?
For me the hardest is when they are teething at the same time. And bathing. I am so tired at the end of the day. I just can't bath them together in the tub yet. I have to do one on one day, and the other a different day.
For me the best thing is when I can get them both to laugh together. And when Lo #1 just hugs or kisses LO#2 out of the blue.
What is the hardest and best thing for you?
My 2u2 are 16 months apart
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Re: For you...what is the hardest &amp; best thing about 2u2?
hardest-- when DS was a newborn and waking up a lot at night and then having to have energy to play and be with DD the next day. DD took awhile to STTN, and I wasn't ready to go back to sleepless nights so soon!
best-- seeing them interact with each other and make each other laugh
Hardest - I had a 10 month overlap where neither of them STTN. I was physically sick from sleep deprivation and started hallucinating in the middle of the day.
Best - by far, watching their relationship develop. They have this special little bond that has absolutely nothing to do with me, and I love to just observe.
Hardest - watching them fight over toys. DD just started walking, and loves walking over to her big brother to "play" with him. When she picks up one of his toys, he grabs it away and pushes her down. Discipline is the worst!
Best - Watching them entertain each other. DD ADORES her big brother. She will start talking and if he imitates her, she thinks it is the best thing in the whole world. One of the first times this happened, she was shaking her head back and forth and he copied her. Now, when she wants to play with him, she will shake her head and hope he will play too. So cute!!
I'm a newb but here goes, anyway:
Hardest = DS2 waking up every 2 hours all night long, while DS1 wakes up once a night on an "off" hour and then DH's phone rings at some other random middle of the night hour to call him to work = waking up like 6 times a night and feeling like absolute crap.
Best = DS1 hugging and kissing DS2 and saying "I LOVE HIM!".
hardest: guilt that the 2nd one doesn't get half the attention of the first- but he's just as happy!!
best: hearing and watching them play together so well at almost 16months and 3 years. wouldn't trade it for the world.
5 days under 2u2....their b-day are 5 days apart.
Hardest:
The no rest thing. Somebody always needs something. There's days that I barely get to eat or can't poop because someone.always.needs.something.
Best:
Pretty much everything else. How much they already love each other. DS always kisses DD goodnight & she is always the first thing he looks for when he walks into a room. & DD loves DS so much- she smiles & coos & giggles at him all day. Sometimes she'll be fussy & he'll come running in the door & she immediately perks up. It's just beautiful.
Hardest: lack of sleep in the beginning stages
Best: Watching them play together or seeing my DD's face light up when her wakes up in the morning.
Hardest: Having 2 kids teething at the same time. Luckily all DS has left is his 2 year molars. I cant wait to only have one teething child. Nights when they're both getting up is really tough too.
Best: everything else. Watching them play alongside each other. How sweet DS is with his baby sister and how DD adores her big brother. She laughs hysterically at everything she does. They make each other so happy and that makes me happy.
Hardest: Trying to calm them both down when they're both crying (usually they're both hungry so its making DS's food while trying to bf DD)
Best: Watching DS give his sister big, wet, smushy kisses
2 beautiful children
proud mommy!
This too! DS is STILL waking every 2-3 hrs at night to eat. He's 4 months old already and wondering when the night feeds will space out a little more. Sleep deprivation is killing me!! I feel like I have very little energy for DD and I feel awful about it
That said, DS lights up when he sees DD. She kisses him and loves him so much already. It's adorable!
Hardest: The adjustment period that DS1 went through (lots of tantrums and hurt feelings) and the sleep deprivation when DS2 was a newborn.
Best: Seeing them laugh and play together now. How much easier it is now that they are both walking, sleeping through the night, and can play at places like the playground, ect.