My son, Jensen, was born 3 months ago and is the latest addition to our clan. He so far is the exact opposite of my rambunctious daughter. He is calm, easy going, happy and chubby! Not to say my daughter isn’t happy, she is but she is also full of different emotions and full of high energy! Our house couldn’t be more happy. Sure there are good days and bad days, not every family or relationship experiences highs consistently every single day. But our highs definitely outnumber our lows and that’s that is most important.

Adding a new baby to the mix was definitely challenging. I could definitely feel the challenge when I was still pregnant! The first few weeks were intense! I was worried about my daughter adjusting, trying to recover from child birth, trying to take care of a newborn and all the while trying to maintain my sanity from zero sleep. But I made it! I’m here 3 months later and can tell you that it does get better. Routines start to fall into place, siblings start to adjust and you just make more room in your life for more love. You start to learn to let the house get a little messy in exchange for more cuddles, let yourself go a little in exchange for that extra hour of sleep, and to not have to try to be perfect all the time.

My experience this time around with having a baby was much better than my first. Not to say my daughter was bad, it just was being a first time parent I had no idea what to expect or how to deal with things. I had so much stress and anxiety after my first that it made my newborn experience unfavorable. This time around I was able to enjoy the experience much more since I had been around the block already. It’s true, after your first kid, the rest is much easier!