A Second Set of Firsts

Obviously with your first baby, there are countless "firsts" that are experienced. There's the first time you hold a baby of your own. There is the first time you see your husband hold that sweet bundle of joy and feel your love for him grow and grow and grow. There is the first time you strap your baby in a carseat and feel a weight of responsibility heavier than you have ever felt before. There is the first time you see your baby crawl, say "Mama", walk, kick a ball, take a bath, slide down the slide, swing on a swing... and on and on the list goes.

I have experienced all of these firsts and so many more with Brody, my little bee. 

I was so worried before I had my second child, that there wouldn't be any firsts left to experience! I'm here to tell you, I was so wrong.

However, the firsts with a second baby are different. For me, they are less documented firsts, and definitely less talked about. There is the first time her brother met her in the hospital. There is the first time he shared with her. There is the first time I walked into the room and they were playing together, all on their own. There is the first time they fought over something. There is the first time he was excited for her about something she learned. There is the first time he helped her. There is the first time he stood up for her at the playground... and on and on the list goes.

I loved being a momma to one child. But, I feel like a lot of the firsts I experienced with Brody were for me. I remember reading and reading, book after book, trying to figure out how to keep a baby alive, and figure out what they were supposed to be accomplishing at what age. Then comparing my own child to the set guidelines, and the other babies around me. With my second though, I've learned to breathe a little and not pay as much attention to all of the stats set by other people's children. 

This time around, the firsts with Bonnie are for them. My babies, growing up together, with me as their momma. I'm living it, instead of reading about it. And that you guys, is a first for me.