I really, honestly don't see how you do it every day, 24/7. This goes for those who have any number (other than one) of young children ... wow! Today was my first day keeping both Benjamin and Mariah. Ben has just turned 9 months, and Mariah will be 9 months on Halloween. Since they are basically at the same developmental stages and both very into exploring, it was a task keeping an eye on the two of them. After bouts of jealousy from Benjamin, who is not used to sharing his mommy, the two went on a room exploration.
It was just so funny to watch the two interact. Mariah is definitely a leader, and Benjamin was happy to follow her around the room and do what she was doing. They would play and explore and talk to each other in their little baby jargon. It was as if they understood each other! It was so funny!
We had a pretty great day, actually. I'm pooped and I've stayed up too late (thank you Mountain Dew and your wellspring of caffeine that I could have used oh about six hours ago!), but today really was a great day. Mariah is a busy baby and she makes Ben a busy baby as well, but they had fun. She was so good, too! If they were both super needy babies I think it'd be different.
Anyway, that's how that went! I think in time Benjamin will get used to shared attention and the day will go even smoother. Now if we could only sort out nap time... any suggestions?
