Baby #2 is here :)

virginiagirl11 · May 2013

DS2 arrived last week on the 15th. My water broke in the evening on DH's birthday and DS2 was born the next morning. He was four days early, which was quite a surprise for us considering DS1 was over a week late. DS2 was only an ounce lighter and was .5" longer, so I think if he'd stayed in longer, he would have been bigger than DS1.

I feel mostly recovered at this point and baby's doing great. He seems to be a lot more content than DS1 was and we're finding that, so far, transitioning from one child to two has been FAR easier on us than transitioning from zero kids to one was. It definitely helps to have a normal baby this time around versus a highly sensitive, highly frustrated one. DS1 has done really well with his little brother and has shown nothing but curiosity and love toward him.

So far, this maternity leave has been pretty wonderful compared to my first one and we are so happy to have two healthy little guys in our lives. Now that #2 is here, I have this sense of completeness that I didn't realize was missing before. I don't know if we'll stop here or have another, but right now I am really content with our family of four.