Surviving life with two kids
Sometime ago a friend of mine casually said, ‘When the baby no. 2 comes along later, I guess you won’t be able to go out of your house much, huh?’
If you ask me, right now I honestly can’t imagine how my days will be like later. Caring for a newborn AND a toddler. I know it’s going to be tough in those first weeks. Adjusting to a new lifestyle and daily schedule while coping with post-labour pain (and stitches!) at the same time.
There are a few things I know and am very grateful for, though:
– I know my hubby’s going to support and help out
– I know our family will most likely be able to take turns coming to Singapore and help us with stuff like the housework, the cooking, etc, for the first 4 weeks
– I also know that I wouldn’t want to be stuck at home ALL THE TIME, simply because I have kids.
Both Wilson and I somehow believe that we will and should keep on doing our necessary activities, even AFTER we have kids.
Of course, there’ll be adjustments, especially in that first month. But after that, we’d want to still go out, be involved in ministry at church and socialise (read: socialise doesn’t mean going to clubs or hanging out with friends till late at night though).
We believe that God blesses us with kids not so that we’re cut away from our friends, our social life, or worse, from God, who is the Giver of life Himself.
I know it’s not going to be easy though. Especially after those 4 weeks when we’re left all alone, just me, Wilson and the two kids.
But I somehow believe it’s not going to be impossible.
I’m ready to adjust my day schedule and adapt to a new lifestyle (I can already imagine myself pushing the pram with one hand and holding li’l Anya with the other, when the 3 of us goes out, hehe).
And for me to cope with everything, my involvement in running our business most likely needs to be cut down to zero too by then.
Motherhood will surely have an interesting new meaning to me later.
And we’ll just have to wait and see, I guess *smile*
