Day One!

These are my girl... MY GIRLS! :)

 

I can't believe I've been a mom of two for over two weeks. It's been quite the transition, but we are adjusting slowly. We've had family in (my parents, sisters and twin) until yesterday, so I've had lots and lots of help with MK... but today I was flying solo... just me and the girls. It was hard and easy all at the same time. I'm trying to learn the balance of splitting my time between the needs of a newborn and a two year old... and right now I'm not sure which one is more needy! I've never been more thankful for a husband who works from home than today... He was a text or call away if I needed an extra hand if I was breastfeeding Khloe and MK needed to use the potty. We survived the day, even though mommy and Maddie both needed mid-day showers (MK had a #2 accident and mommy was in the path of an epic down the shirt spit up) and Khloe had rough gassy morning.

 

All and all, the transition from one to two has been much easier than zero to one. It's like riding a bike... having a newborn is familiar instead of totally strange and intimidating. I was also able to prepare my heart and have realistic expectations. My heart is much more peaceful and less anxious this time around. I think a lot of that has to do with focusing on how short of a time period infancy is... If I start to get overwhelmed, I just look at pictures of MK and realize that her first year flew by. I wish I lived more in the moment when MK was a baby, instead of focusing on the next best milestone. This time I'm savoring every moment because I know at some point I'll miss the midnight cuddles.

 

One day down... many more to come! :) "I can do all things through Christ..."

 

Love,

The Vog girls!