Everyone told me when I was pregnant with my second that adjusting from only caring for one child to having two was pretty challenging.
When it was just Lilly, she was our whole world. I'd do everything with her, all the time. But when little Richie arrived, things changed. I had to split my attention & time between the both of them & for me, that was hard, and still is. The amazing thing is I had worried how on earth I'd be able to love my son as much as I loved Lilly but as someone once told me, my heart just seemed to double in size with love for both of them.
Now, everyone tells me that adjusting from two kids to three, four, or five is a cinch. It's that initial first kid to second kid that's hard. Examples of this include this morning's incident where I was grocery shopping with both kids & Lilly was running circles around my cart while the baby started screaming & wouldn't calm down. Or when I'm in the middle of nursing the baby & Lilly needs immediate help with something & I can't get up. Or when we are pressed for time to get somewhere like a wedding & one kid is ready to go but the other is not even close to being ready.
But then there are so many times where I watch my two kids together & I LOVE every minute of it. We live in a day & age where having more kids is almost looked down on. Sure, there are days where I tell myself I absolutely don't want any more, but that is normally just due to stress & being tired, haha. Psalm 127:3-5 says, "Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one’s youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their opponents in court."
I understand that children can be expensive & a lot of work & time, but I always remind myself how blessed I am to have these two little ones & how blessed we will be if God blessed us with even more (not that we are trying or anything at all for at least another couple years!)
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