How different we are with our kids. I know we all have every intention of raising are kids the exact same way and in some respects we defiantly do. I however have already discovered how different I am with my second child verses how I was with the first.
1st child….
House is baby proofed to the hilt. We had every possible baby proofing gimmick and gadget. Nothing is going to cause harm to this baby.
2nd child…
Throw some outlet covers on, add a gate to the stairs and we are good to go. If he is playing in the toilet he can be washed...
1st child…
Confined to the living room by the baby gate. He will not be out of my site for a second.
2nd child…
Where is that child of mine? He just won’t stay in the room I am in. Last night he moved into the dinning room where he was pulling the knob on the water cooler and pouring water all over the floor. Lovely! Yet, I am to lazy to get the gate that is in the garage collecting dust.
1st child…
Eats everything according to the pediatrician’s guidelines. He didn’t have his first sweet snack (junk food) until he was 2. I was so strict.
2nd child…
Eating solids at 8 months old. Loves ice cream; I can’t sit down with a bowl with out sharing it with him. Yesterday I was eating a cookie and he had half of it. He is 10 months old….I am a little to relaxed with this one.
1st child….
Very structured nap schedule.
2nd child…
Oh he is getting grumpy; I guess he needs a nap.
I could go on and on about how much different I am with child number 2 than I was with child number 1. I don’t know if I am just a little more relaxed, a little busier or child one broke me down and it is easier to give in to child number 2. My first one is 5; the second one is 10 months old. Am I going to continue to smoother my first and let the second have his way as they continue to grow?
I want to know, how different are you with each of your children? If I had a third would I be even worse?
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September 04, 2008
Raising our kids equally...haha
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- Nina
- I am a thirty something mother of two boys. My boys are 5 years apart in age and I feel like the new baby is starting everything over again. I am a bit of a crazy mom who has a full time career but really just wants to be at home raising her boys. I share my crazy life with everyone just to keep myself sain. Please stop by and visit with me and my fun loving family. I promise if you leave I comment on my site I will be poking around your site in no time and I will always leave my comments behind. I enjoy meeting new people.
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My kids are both younger than yours but I can completely agree that while I don't mean to raise them differently I am way more relaxed with the second. But at the same they are completly two different babies the things I worry about with my second never was a problem with my first. For example my son, loves to run towards the trashcan, that never was a problem with my daughter. But he gets away with more, he still has his paci, i got rid of my daughters at 4 months. He still sleeps in my bed. Moved my daughter out at 5 months. I don't plan on having more, so I am kinda spoiling him a bit. I'll probably regret it later.
There is a huge difference in how I am with my babies. But that is mainly because #2 and #3 came at the same time!!
You're better than I am. With my 2nd child, playing in the toilet COUNTS as a bath.
My hubby and I have commented about this very same thing. To some degree I think it is actually a good thing. We learn as we go and learn what works for us and what we need or don't need. Also, each child is different. While one child might never dream of pulling all of the books off the shelves for instance, the next might not only pull them all off but then use the book shelves to climb!
And yes, you do get even MORE casual with the 3rd one.:)
oh yea you get more carefree the more you have...I have four! With my first the same as you went crazy did everything by the book and by my moms advice. With my second little less worry. Third a lot less worry, more carefree, let my child totally explore and crawl wherever in the house to play with older siblings. Fourth..where is he? Going by my own book!! No less love..just more knowledge! The doctors don't even explain things to me anymore, they know that I already know what they are going to say..lol.. :)
Well, I was so diligent with my first child, sort of like you. And then number 2 came along 21 months later so everything was still babyproofed. And then number 2 turned out to be more curious and more accident-prone than number 1, so I had to be even more diligent. And then number 3 came along three years later and nothing was babyproofed at all!
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