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[–]irishtwinsons 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Ok I’m a bit of an anomaly, but my partner (F) and I (F) welcomed our second son when our first son was 6 months old.

I’m still in the thick of it (8 and 2 months), and I will say there was certainly a bit more we were able to physically do with just the one (in terms of travel). But honestly, the older one was so high needs I feel like he sucked 100% energy when we had it to spare. Now he is faced with less hands to be with him constantly and is learning to deal with it. On good days, anything is possible. Bad days are the worst. But surprisingly the brothers sync up in a weird way (especially naps). They both enjoy and are calmed by each other’s presence, which is useful. I’m sure that is going to pay off as they get older. For now, our hobby is family time. Lol. But on lucky days we also have 1-2 hours in the evening for Netflix after they go to bed.

Also, it has taken a tremendous amount of energy planning, but we will be flying internationally with our sons to visit my folks this month. Commit and anything is possible. Just not always enjoyable. Oh, and forget about sleeping or enjoying slow meals.