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We still love this mom’s emotional tribute to her second child: ‘You didn’t make me a mom. But you sure made me a better one”

Grab the tissues.

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My firstborn, I know it’s been a hard adjustment

My boy, I'm so proud. Proud of the way you've adapted to your new role.

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To my firstborn: You will always be my baby

After having you, I was terrified of having another kid because I didn't think I could love someone else as much as you.

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What I want to say when people ask me if we’re going to have another child

I didn't know my first pregnancy would be my last.

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To my second born, who does things their way

There's a confidence in your smile that astounds me. You seem too young to be this self-assured.

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I feel guilty for all the things my second-born doesn’t get

There are so many things you can't do (at least not with the same time and attention) for baby #2 that you did the first time around.

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My son was 6 months old when I found out I was pregnant again—and I was devastated

How dare I feel this way when other women yearned for biological children?

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To my firstborn—you’ll always be my first love

Before your baby sister comes, and time continues to carry us in its unforgiving pace, I'll soak up every undivided second of attention I can give you.

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Dear second child: I’m sorry you don’t have my full attention

I want so badly to slow down, sing to you, dance with you in the kitchen, babble with you while I prepare dinner. But I am so distracted. So exhausted.

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5 wins to celebrate during your first month being a mama of 2 🙌

5. Handling baths and bedtime solo.

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After having a second baby, I needed to rediscover my parenting confidence

With only a few places where I still felt capable of taking my children, our world seemed to shrink for a few solid months.

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5 challenges I’m not worrying about with baby #2

Now that I'm here for the second time, I have a different perspective on the fourth trimester.

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My firstborn suddenly looked SO BIG when my second baby was born

It happened so slowly, through countless sessions of breastfeeding, battles over keeping…

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Everyone told me my second child would be so much harder than my first, but they were wrong

Birth order stereotypes aren't always true.

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My children are nothing alike—so I’m learning how to parent them differently

Their wildly contrasting personalities couldn't have been clearer right from birth—and yet, as the months chased each other by I didn't get it.

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I finally learned to let go of my mom guilt once my second child came along

I’m learning and growing just as much as my kids are. 

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Having a second child was not only a gift for me—but my son, too

I felt guilty for everything our first child would lose: The constant attention, the full capacity of our love.

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How my second-born child gets the best of me

Just as my heart doubled in size to make room for you the night you were born, I am making room in life for exactly who you are.

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My kids taught me something I never expected—how to be my true self

It took me years to learn what they already know.