"If I had only one child, these sorts of excited inquiries into 'Whatcha doin'?' followed by the 'Can I help you, Mama?' would be received with an enthusiastic and loving welcome.
But when there is a whole chorus of voices and a whole army of chairs moving into the kitchen, bringing out the enthusiastic welcome is a lot harder. I have to adapt. It is not their problem. Individually they are being precious and curious and excited. As their mother, I am responsible to see them individually, even when they are presenting themselves to me en masse."
--Rachel Jankovic, Loving the Little Years
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Another perspective on the same topic that I read this week:
http://www.ncregister.com/to-the-mother-with-only-one-child.html
That was good, B! It brought back some different memories of that first year with a baby!
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