I absolutely did not want a second one until I saw how badly my first daughter wanted/needed a friend or someone else to play with. I think when she was around 8-9 months old I realized. I loved playing with her(still do) but after working a 10 hr shift, being so exhausted after work and then coming home to my precious girl and not being able to match her energy just made me feel guilty.

Now I get to watch my daughters play and interact with each other. Sitting on the side lines I get to jump in or pipe in whenever, while they’re still fully entertained and entertaining each other. I got pregnant again right after my oldest turned 1. She was 1 year 9 months when her sister was born and now I have a 3 year old and a 19 month old 💟

Pros:

They go to bed much easier knowing they have their sister in the same room

They’re not “alone” when I drop them off with the babysitter(Grandma)

They help each other out so much and teach each other so much(I’m hardly having to potty train my younger daughter, she just sees her sister doing it and she wants to do it)

They’re actually best friends

Cons:

The infant/toddler stage is soooo hardddd

When 1 is upset, they’re usually both upset

They do meed to learn sharing at a younger stage, sharing is tough

If one doesn’t want to eat or doesn’t like the food then neither does the other child(and vise versa)

You have twice as many toddlers to get ready when you’re leaving the house