One word: TIRED. I have a 16 year old, a 13 year old and a 20 month old. I feel tired all the time. When I got pregnant with my youngest, I was 34 and my husband was 37. I had wanted to add to our family for a while, but we thought we were done having kids. I was so excited when I found out I was pregnant and then immediately worried. At that point it had been 11 years since we had a newborn to care for and I had no idea how we were going to do it. (Some days I still don’t know how we do it.😊) I am way more tired now then I was when my teens were babies. Back then, I was a SAHM and Rob worked, now I work and Rob is a SAHD. I feel bad that Charlie gets “old” parents who aren’t able to play down on the floor with him as much or carry him around all day when he wants to be held. One good thing is that he has an older brother and sister who can play with him when mom & dad need a break.
It is definitely hard being an “old” mom, but I am so grateful and count my blessings every day for my kids. Charlie is the perfect addition to our family, we love our little caboose. I have been blessed with 2 wonderful teens who love their baby brother so much and spend time with him as much as they can.
One thing we make sure to do with all of our kids, is have 1-on-1 time with them or do something with just the big kids or just the baby. We never want our kids to feel left out and while it is hard at times schedule-wise to get that 1-on-1 time, we try to make it a priority at least once a week to do something.
