Baby #2

My son is 13 months and I just found out I’m pregnant with #2 my fiance isint with me rn so I get to surprise him I’m excited I get to do that but also terrified I don’t know if I’m ready I’m FINNALY getting the hang of one I’m so nervous and excited I get to suprise him this time any advice is GREATLY appreciated I plan on telling him in a Photo Booth I just have to somehow talk him into doing and it has to be tonight I don’t think I can keep the secret

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Congrats!!! 🎉💗 The photo booth is an ADORABLE idea! Sooooo exciting!

My babies (turning 4 and 5 soon) were born less than a year apart.
Some advice I would give would be to try to enjoy every step of it because as much as you’ll hear it a million times and rightfully wanna roll your eyes, it’s true – it goes by so fast. I miss the baby days so much and they went by so fast because it felt like we were just trying to survive! (Happily but still…)

Other advice I would give is to not be afraid to ask your partner/family/friends for help. Seems like a little one but important. Us women are good at masking our feelings and staying strong but I learned I’d rather have my cup be full than be seen as strong.

Meal prep! I thought it would be no big deal to make quick dinners with a newborn and 1 year-old but I ended up getting together with family and my in-laws and we made a BUNCH of dinners to put in the deep freezer. These were life-savers at the begining. I used them immediately 😂

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