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Originally Posted by meadowroad
i know its a matter of time for things to shake out, we're just all so tired it seems as if it will be this way forever....it also doesn't help that our 2 1/2 year old daughter was so low maintanence in the first couple years that this is such a shock and makes us feel like we have NO parenting skills what so ever!
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Oh gosh! I could have said exactly that 4 1/2 years ago. In fact I may have!
My bio son wasn't low maintenance, but in comparison to my daughter it was night and day. Still is!
And three months after my daughter came home, my younger son came home, and that was yet a whole other personality and transition. I am reminded daily that just because I have parented one child, doesn't mean I know anything about what to do with the next one. At least for me, it is figuring out each individual child. And all three of mine are very different and need to be parented differently.
Is there any way you and your husband can trade off so each of you can get a full night sleep while the other tends to your daughter? Just so you can catch up on your sleep and mentally recoup?