Things I Have Learned (or re-learned) With My Second Child

My daughter was born on November 1st. She is beautiful ad perfect. We were required to stay an extra day at the hospital due to some jaundice which she is still fighting today. In the past two weeks I've had some adjusting, learning, and re-learning, to do. Some of the things are kind of common sense, others are things that I was warned about, and others are total shockers.

For the sake of my sanity I thought that I would start a string of posts that list these things that I've dealt with these issues. Some of these things too I find funny now, in retrospect, and I can only think that they will get funnier with time. (Or so I hope!)

Hormones Suck.
As a general rule I believe all women know this. During pregnancy you're a mess and after pregnancy...well, let's just say that it gets worse before it gets better. After my first pregnancy I was a weepy willow. After my second I was (still am a bit) a total water pot. I start crying for no reason, completely unprompted. The first few times my husband was concerned. Then he began to notice that I was cursing myself for crying at the drop of a hat. The sleep deprivation that comes with the first two weeks of having a new baby doesn't help one little bit.

There's also the emotional triggers that I didn't necessarily have with my first. It's not that I love my second more than my first. The thing that has triggered more tears than the rest is the fact that I now know just how fast children grow up. It's crazy fast! Looking down at the small bundle that was placed on my chest, it was hard to believe that only three and a half years ago my son had been so small. It makes me want to hold on to her more fiercely. It's easy to see why the baby of the family can be so easily spoiled. Not to mention that holding a newborn is a highly  addictive feeling.

**FIN**

There's my first reflection. I hope that this is something that I remember to come back to read and even add to. For now, it's late and I need sleep so further reflections will have to wait until another day.