Thoughts on being a mother of 2..

***UPDATE*** I AM EXTENDING THIS GIVEAWAY UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT AT 7 PM. I WOULD LOVE TO GIVE AWAY 5 SONGS - SO ALL YOU ITUNES PEOPLE - I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!!

Life has changed for me in the past 2 1/2 months - that is for sure. Going from being a mom of 1 to a mom of 2 was always posed to me as a BIG jump and a HUGE adjustment and WOW - it can be really hard! It's kind of like the newly married bride who is told that because they have saved themselves that on their honeymoon all will be magical and so there is this "thing" built up in your head of how life will be.

It's not usually like you think.

It's not always like what your friends tell you.

It's never like they pose it to you in the movies.

Now, don't get me wrong, this adjustment has been significant and I have the bags under my eyes to prove it, but it's not what I anticipated it would be.

It feels pretty natural. I don't remember my life before Baby Boy already, and I feel like this new world suits me.

I was sitting and thinking about my new role last night and trying to kind of put into words my thoughts on this new experience, but I struggled. Is everything 5 times harder? Yes - pretty much. Do I sleep anymore? No - not really. LG has slept like a champion since birth, so I never really understood sleep deprivation until BB. Does my back hurt from carrying a car seat and hoisting a 3 year old into their car seats 4 times a day or so? You bet it does! And, what about the multi-tasking and the loving them both equally? I think all moms concern themselves with this, but I get it now when people say that it is "different" for each child, but you definitely have a full supply for love with each one.

Having a boy is SOO different from having a girl and I think even the way I love him feels different. They both have my affection and adoration 100%, but it's just, well, it's just different. It's special with LG in so many ways because she is my daughter and I love the closeness we will share because we are both girlies, and I look at BB and think of how special I feel towards him because he is my son and I will be teaching him how to be a man and what a woman is like, and all the responsibility that goes along with that. It's cool and it's such a huge task.

Did I mention I am loving having one of each??

Being a mom of these 2 children is no different than probably most women feel about their mothering experience - it's really hard and really awesome. I have never felt more full and more complete with my 2 (not meaning I am necessarily DONE. :-)), and the challenges just feel like part of the package deal.

I like this. I am thankful for this.

It's funny how now that there are 2 - taking LG alone to the store with me feels like a breeze and like a "break". Ha! Yes - that is definitely different!

Ah Yes, well, remember when I did the post Memory-Lane-Songy-Songs - and I gave away some tunes? Well, one of the songs I gave away was "Eliana" by Watermark which is about a love between a mother and daughter. And, they wrote a song called "Noah" too and it is about a love between a mother and a son - BEAUTIFUL. In light of my new stage of life and all my thankfulness - I wanted to give away some tunes again.

Leave me a comment and which song you would enjoy sticking on your i-tunes playlist and I will give away 5 songs again today. I am picking 5 random winners tonight around 7:00 p.m. (EST), so you've got all day.

Don't forget to be THANKFUL! I am still posting one thing I'm thankful for every day on my sidebar. Feel free to join in the fun! It definitely uplifts the spirits for the holidays!