My very best mom friend is pregnant with baby #2 and she's in that awful feel sick all day part of the first trimester.
You know what is even worse than feeling on the verge of vomiting all day long? That feeling, plus having the nose of a bloodhound, while changing diapers. Or so I would imagine.
Because I'm nothing if not a great friend (and also hoping for some karmic kick-back if and when I find myself in a similar situation,) I strapped the extra car seat into my car and went to pick up her son.
Except for one dicey moment in the car when he realized that mommy was not in the front seat, and the look on his face nearly broke my heart, everything was great. It was easy! Two kids, no problem! I should have had twins!
Ha.
Okay, truth be told it wasn't exactly hard. Both boys were on their best behavior. We went for a long walk and then had a quick-ish lunch. But seriously, how do you moms of more than one do it? There were no seats directly in the line of site of the front counter, so after settling them into highchairs I sprinted back up to get our food and drinks, sure that people were judging me for leaving two toddlers alone at the table. For maybe 4 seconds. I assure you this was a better option than taking them both with me to the counter and then trying to get back to the table with a tray of food and two small people running in opposite directions. I imagined myself twisted in a spiral not unlike something Wile E. Coyote might experience. From there, it was a blur of wiping hands, cutting food, picking up sippy cups, keeping Bub's fork out of friend's hair, etc. I was sweating and still certain people were judging me. What for, I'm not sure, because these boys were really downright delighful, fork combing aside.
In that moment I knew what they say is true, two children isn't twice as hard as one. It's 352 times as hard.
Once everyone was strapped into their car seats and we were headed home, I imagined that I could do it all again, except next time - DISNEYLAND.
That day would certainly be the best birth control EVER.
Have you read the news about Jon Gosselin lately? Be glad you're not Kate.
ReplyDeleteAlso, even with three kids, I still find watching other people's children difficult. People always say it's easier with your own, and it is. I guess because they know your rules, etc.
I totally agree that 2 kids is a million times harder than 1...but I've heard (and I'm hoping it's true) that after you have 2 you might as well have a million because it's all the same any way. This comes from my grandmother in law, mother of 10 kids. So it's either true or her kids drove her literally insane...either is possible.
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