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Old 05-17-2008, 11:54 AM
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I remember thinking the same thing "How am I going to do this?" when we had *A* who was only 5 months old at the time and got the call for newborn *B*. Still have them both & they're 5 months to the day apart!! In all honesty however I think it's been pretty good and much easier than I feared to begin with. Both girls have totally opposite personalities, which is actually quite helpful. I know I get a tad frazzled when they both start crying at the same time, but I think the key is establishing a routine that works and sticking to it. For instance I get up every morning and make their bottles, I get *A* up first because she can hold her own bottle, change her, give her the bottle, then I go get *B* and do the same thing. After they're done we hang out and play and after about 30 minutes *A's* ready for real food so I go feed her while *B* continues playing in our safely gated living room. Before I know it it's nap time and I put them down, then pretty much do it all over again an hour or two later Thing's like shopping and bringing them out to the car is a lil more complicated, but since your toddler can probably walk that part will be a bit easier. It won't take long to figure out a routine that works best for your family and kids thrive best with a predictable routine anyways.
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