Since my last blog entry i have managed to conceive, carry and give birth to another beautiful baby girl who is now two weeks old. Having a three year old and a newborn certainly has its challenges as well as perks. This is what i have discovered so far.
Challenge one: Miss attitude thinks the baby is ‘hers’ and throws many tantrums when i have to stop her from trying to play ‘mum’. I’m such a horrible mum for not letting our three year old attend to her baby sister on your own when she is screaming, or change her nappy by herself, or paint her finger nails; the list goes on!
Challenge two: butting heads with hubby ( our three year old, not me)! My husband was home for a week and i swear rather than him being of help i spent most of the time refereeing. I found it easier to deal with my daughters behavour once he was back at work.
Challenge three: Not enough hands! So a good example of this was when i was feeding baby, the phone rang and i then had my three year old screaming “wipe my bum Mum”.
Also her constant need for my attention is very hard to give; i did expect this and know it’s completely normal; hubby on the other hand just thinks she is being a brat! We Mum’s are much better at multitasking and despite it being super bad for my posture; i have resorted to feeding whilst sitting on the floor or at the table to engage with Miss Three (even when hubby is home and could be playing with her).
Perks: Although Miss Three is at the age of asserting independence but is still learning to chanel her emotions in ways that are rational; she has been somewhat helpful. When i don’t have a free set of hands she is able to fetch a nappy, open the door or pass me something that i can not reach. She really does adore her sister, which is beautiful to see. Oh how cute; and i quote; just now she said “i love my baby sister!”.
Having a newborn the second time around is deffinately easier than having a three year old; and that comes from a kindergarten teacher. I’m very competent at teaching more than 20 three to four year old children at once; however being a parent is VERY different and much more difficult!
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