Announcing. . .
Friday, September 5th, 2014From Friday Mom – Erin:
Rory is going to be a big brother come January. We’ve clearly known for a while now, but we just learned yesterday that we’re having a little girl. Given all that we’ve had going on over the past five months, the baby has taken a bit of a back seat to moving logistics, unpacking, and decorating. Now that we know what we’re having, however, it somehow seems much more real. And she has taken center stage in my mind.
Much like Monday Mom, I am still processing how much becoming a family of four will upend our reasonably stable family. Though life with Rory is constantly changing, we seem to be hitting our parenting stride just in time to throw it into total chaos once more. My mind races to potty training a two year old while breastfeeding an infant, keeping the baby healthy while her older brother comes home from daycare with all the germs of the winter cold and flu season, figuring out how to manage two different bed and bath time routines, and all the while trying to find time for mommy and daddy to not go completely insane.
Our mantra with Rory, as I have said before, was that children have been growing up in spite of their parents for centuries. In the overwhelmed moments, I try to remind myself that many of those children had siblings too. Whether it means having to divide and conquer more often, or simply committing to plenty more trial end error– likely both– I am sure the rewards of multiple children will be exponentially greater. But I’m sure I’ll have plenty to share as we embark on this next crazy adventure.