Why I am glad I have 2 kids even though it is 10 times as hard

Having 2 kids is not twice as hard as having one.

When my daughter runs off, I can't just run after her and leave her brother in the stroller. She now has a baby leash.

They never sleep at the same time. To top off this and seal my lack of nap, as soon as one is asleep, the other one makes enough noise to wake them up.

However, I would not go back to one. My daughter is my son's favorite person (next to me, I hope). He follows her so closely and is always interested in what she is doing. She loves him so much also and is always wanting to hold his hand, or sit with him, or feed him, etc.

Granted, when I brought him home, she pushed over his cradle (he wasn't in it thankfully) and has, on more than one occasion, demanded I "take him back."

I look forward to when my son can walk and keep up with his sister. I look forward to them always having someone. I was an only child. I have a sister, but she is only 11 years old as I type this. We are both only children. I am glad that even though my daughter may some day get frustrated with him, she will never beg me (as I did my mother) to adopt a playmate.

It is so cute, my daughter always reminds me when we are leaving to "don't forget baby Jack!" She is hyper vigilant of him, and I love her all the more for it. She has adapted so well to having a sibling.