Welcome to my new guest post series, Ponderings on Two, where I ask a different blogger and parent of more than one child, to share their experience of having a second child. This week, we hear from Lisa at Mummascribbles.
Hello! I’m Lisa, I’m 35 years young and live in Hertfordshire with my fiance and our two sons, Zach who is 5 and Oscar who is a year and a half. I used to be a full time working mum but I was lucky enough to be able to make my blog my job by the end of my second maternity leave, which means I’m now a stay at home / work from home mum. My blog documents our family life but is also a look at how I juggle everything – because there is an awful lot to juggle!
There is almost exactly four years between my boys (their birthdays are 11 days apart). Originally I wanted a much smaller age gap but finances meant that wasn’t possible. I’m now really glad that was the case as I love the age gap they have.
The hardest thing for sure has been dividing time so each of them has focus put on them. It is Zach that has suffered the most which makes me sad, but we are starting to make sure he has some quality time with each of us away from his brother.
In the early days, it was really tough when Oscar needed feeding as he was breastfed so was fed on demand. It didn’t matter what we were doing, it had to stop in order to give him food. Although Zach always needed a wee or a poo half way through the feed which I couldn’t ignore!
Watching their relationship grow. I’ll never forget the moment Zach met his baby brother – the smile on his face. He was so proud to be a big brother. That really hasn’t changed 18 months down the line and looking at them, I just know they’ll have each other’s backs growing up which is a fabulous feeling.
A baby carrier or sling literally saved my life when Oscar was a baby. I used to wear him every day whilst I was cooking Zach’s dinner, and he would often fall asleep in it too which was a bonus!
Thank you, Lisa! You can find Lisa over on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
