So close in age!

People often comment on how busy I must be, having two boys that are so close in age. Recently, I was asked about how crazy it really was to have had my boys that close together. I have to say that, that question made me reflect on the subject more sincerely than I ever did before. It seemed like it was a long time ago but really, it wasn't.

Going through a pregnancy, chronic pain, and a baby who was just 6 months old at the time I found out I was expecting my second child, was really stressful even difficult at times. Dealing with hormones, lack of sleep, taking care of a baby and house work was overwhelming. Nevertheless, it was by far the easiest "phase" of it all.

Then baby arrived and a whole lot of crazy came with him.

That "phase" was challenging... BUT, you adapt quickly. You learn a lot more about your capacities (and there are there) to do so much more than you give yourself credit for. You learn or get even better at multitasking. You learn to prioritize which need comes first and which kid, sometimes, needs you more than the other. This one is a tough one but you have to do it, not because you love one child more than the other but just because at that time baby #2 needed you more than baby #1 or vice versa. I cried a few times over this but you get over it, you truly do. However, this phase has its highs. There's nothing like the joy, and happiness of seeing your babies displaying caring gestures and pure love, and excitement for one another. The interaction the two have with each other puts smiles on your faces that are always a hundred percent genuine. You cheer for those happy times and wish, hope, that they will be like that forever and always. As one becomes more mobile, and more independent than the other, you will find that you do after all get some time for yourself. And that is true as they both grow older and are more independent (in my opinion).

I can honestly say that as I reflected about this question earnestly, I really don't think that it was as crazy as I thought it was. And not as crazy as people think it is. Don't get me wrong, there was, and there is craziness in it but it is, in my opinion, the same kind of crazy that all parents go through when they add a second child to the mix. Parenthood is one beautiful ride yet one paved with some crazy speed bumps and that is true for each and every one of us parents out there.  Add a third, fourth, fifth child to your mix then it becomes a whole other kind of crazy (wink). Having a family is CRAZY GOOD no matter what. Close in age, not so close in age, one child, two children, three children or more, it is all WORTH it! Looking back, I am happy that I had Marc when I had him. He completes our family and I can honestly say that, he was born when he was supposed to. Not too early, and not too late. Crazy. What a funny word!