Quote: Just wanted to say that my hats are off to all of you whom parent more than 1 child. As many of you know I have been searching for another child to add to our family since my son turned 2 and 1/2, we had a failed match last March. Anyway, yesterday I watched my nieces six week old daughter all day and most of the night for a total of about 11 hours, while her parents worked on their flooded post Katrina home, oh my gosh, I was a basket case. It wasn't the baby that got to me but my son was just horrible. I am sure it would get better should we bring a baby home but it was so hard, I was completely exhausted and he acted like I never saw him before just wild. I know he gets alot, (most of my time) attention but we very often have children over, my nices and nephews to play and sleep over, this was the youngest we ever had though so I guess he was just freaking out about all of the attention she needed. How do you all do it? The beginning must be just crazy? Any advise, at this point I don't even think I want to continue my pursuit for number 2.
I think it was the baby's age that prompted your son to act out a little. I have a son that is almost 2 1/2 and since May of this year, I have been talking to him about the baby, whipped out a few books about babies and as my belly has grown, he knows what is going on in there so it won't be a HUGE shock when his little sister is born.
I have three children (fourth due soon) and there is A LOT of preparation in letting the little ones know a baby is on the way. It takes a lot of planning and organization before the big day of arrival. I really think it depends on the ages of the children as far as how rocky things are in the beginning.
I am sure your son will be GREAT as a big brother when the time comes.
