Hard to believe that we have yet another baby who has passed the one year mark. The first year with Charlotte really seemed like a year. The first year with Wolfe has flown by incredibly fast. I think probably because I have been so much busier looking after two rather than just one.
It is interesting because I know there are a lot of people who think that since my mom and dad live with us, that things must be so much easier. Some things most certainly are. Cooking for one. Dinner gets made by my mom during the week, which is absolutely the greatest thing. But other things are just as hard. I still feel like I am not giving enough to either of my kids, because I still only have 100% to give, and it gets divided accordingly.
Just as when Charlotte turned one, Wolfe still seems like a baby to me. I didn’t really stop thinking of Charlotte as a baby until she was past two, and I’m sure I will feel the same about Wolfe. I know that I am not supposed to say this, but I honestly do not understand how people manage to put children this age into full time daycare. I know that everyone does what they feel they have to do, but for me, the thought of it is so far outside what I would feel comfortable with as a mother that I just cannot even imagine doing it. Then again, I don’t think it is just his age, because even with Charlotte, who is closing in on four, I cannot imagine not being with her every day — although a break now and then wouldn’t be totally unwelcome!
Maybe in a few more years?
Posted on June 19th, 2009 by Justine
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