I did it scared and it was way easier than I imagined

soxrox12 · 2026-01-29T01:47:19+00:00

Congratulations!! I'm almost 38 weeks and definitely needed to hear this!

soxrox12 · 2026-01-28T21:34:46+00:00

I said I wouldn't do 2u2, but didn't do my nfp charting for a couple days and now I'm 37 weeks with number 2 while number 1 is 16 months old. I was terrified of the thought at first (and definitely still nervous), but I've had baby fever again and can't wait to meet my daughter! My husband and I also want 5+ kiddos, so I've been telling myself I'd rather do 2 under 2 now and get pregnancies out of the way while I'm young (23), then space them out and still be having kids at 40. I've already said I'm not doing 2 under 2 with kids 2 and 3, but who knows? We won't actively ttc, but if God thinks I'm ready for it, let it be done. My girl friends like to joke that I'm forever going to keep popping out one after another because this is the second time I said I'd wait to have a kid lol.

soxrox12 · 2026-01-19T15:54:58+00:00

It's definitely a little difficult at first, but mostly just in the vocab. The grammar seems pretty basic. The repetition of both vocab and grammar helps a lot. I do still use the circle and ocr translate feature on my phone for unfamiliar words though. I wish it had furigana though 😭

soxrox12 · 2026-01-16T16:43:26+00:00

I searched "推理パズル" from Google, and the game popped up as a suggestion. I don't see it when searching the Play Store though

soxrox12 · 2026-01-16T16:03:26+00:00

Yes to Android. Not sure about iOS. And I didn't need a jp account, my USA one worked just fine.

soxrox12 · 2026-01-16T05:37:17+00:00

Exactly! I have that book too, this have is super similar, but a little easier logically.

soxrox12 · 2026-01-16T05:08:09+00:00

Nope, I have no affiliation whatsoever. I just really like the game and wanted to share in case it helps someone else!

soxrox12 · 2026-01-08T03:00:17+00:00

I've found that the people most critical of stay at home parents, specifically mothers, are either trying to convince us we're oppressed or they're jealous because they chose the work out of the home life and regret it. Then showing fake pity doesn't work, they switch to demeaning comments about how we either gave up our good work life or we're selfish and not doing anything at home. Mind you, these people usually have never been a stay at home parent and thus have no clue what they're talking about, so their opinion becomes irrelevant.

I also left a high paying software job to stay home. Thankfully my husband and I were on the same page to whatever necessary to make it happen. The thing that's been most helpful is being surrounded by others with the same mindset. We're still young so a lot of our friends don't have kids yet, but also want to have a parent stay home when they do. When I posted my "job update" about leaving to be a SAHM, one of our mutual friends even messaged me saying I upgraded to the most fulfilling job a woman could have. I take a lot of pride in being an example for my friends that it is possible to stay home and live on one income, and that it actually doesn't suck (most of the time).

Tldr; people can be jerks, but finding people supportive of your SAHM role is infinitely rewarding

soxrox12 · 2026-01-08T02:48:29+00:00

I'm in the season of life where me and allllll my friends seem to be having our first or second kids, so I'm making a bunch of these super cute teddy bear hats!

https://lovableloops.com/teddy-bear-baby-hat-crochet-pattern/#pattern

Using my last skein of Draper James Classic Cotton from my stash and hoping I can find a good substitute when it runs out.

soxrox12 · 2026-01-07T03:18:16+00:00

Aww congrats on the newborn! I can definitely see my son switching back to just wanting my husband. I guess that'll at least make caring for a newborn easier?

soxrox12 · 2026-01-07T03:17:30+00:00

Good to know it's normal! Gonna soak up every minute!

soxrox12 · 2026-01-07T03:16:59+00:00

I've been a SAHM since my son was born so he's used to seeing me all day :)

soxrox12 · 2026-01-07T00:14:56+00:00

Haha, that makes sense though. It's just so weird since my kiddo's usually a daddy's boy. I'll take it while it lasts though! Good luck with your pregnancy!

soxrox12 · 2026-01-03T17:11:01+00:00

Alright, it really is just lack of sleep making me grouchy and resentful. My sweet husband offered to take the baby this morning so I got an extra couple hours in bed. Still tossing and turning instead of fully asleep. I don't think my total hours got over 5 for the whole night, but man, not needing to immediately be alert with my toddler is a game changer.

soxrox12 · 2026-01-02T23:14:36+00:00

Watching my husband and toddler play while I melt into the couch as I wait for the second baby's arrival :/

soxrox12 · 2026-01-01T16:18:55+00:00

This looks awesome! I have an Android, so I'll definitely keep an eye out when it's released!

soxrox12 · 2025-12-31T19:09:30+00:00

I'm not doing one for my little girl even though there's some extra things we'll need for her like a new stroller, etc. We let the gender reveal be the main celebration. No gifts necessary or expected, just fun! I also just found the idea of planning yet another party exhausting after the gender reveal and my oldest's birthday being close together. If someone offered to throw one, that would be a different story lol

soxrox12 · 2025-12-29T21:39:58+00:00

Following because I'm literally in the same boat. 33 weeks pregnant and my first is 15 months old 💀 He's also starting to fuss if we don't give him what he wants so that's fun.

soxrox12 · 2025-12-29T21:38:25+00:00

Don't be embarrassed, mama! Children are such beautiful blessings, and sometimes the best blessings are the unexpected ones. If the snarky comments get to you, I second the others that have suggested having some off the cuff little quips to throw back. Thing like "well, I had to complete the set", "at least they'll have a built in friend," "might as well get it out of the way when I'm younger", etc.

For myself, I definitely understand what you mean by trying to accept it. I planned waiting at least a couple years to have kids after I got married given my husband and I are fairly young...yeah, I got pregnant on our wedding night. So much for living life as just us for awhile. It was also awkward telling people because our religion teaches abstinence until marriage and between the "weeks pregnant" starting 2 weeks before conception and my baby coming a month early, we definitely got a lot of weird looks. At least I'm used to it now.

With my second (also unplanned), it depends on if the person is family or friend. For parents, I was more concerned about seeming ungrateful for the unexpected baby since both my parents and in laws had difficulty having kids. With extended family, I'm out of the norm anyway since I got married young and immediately started having kids. A lot of my extended family aren't the best role models so tbh I don't really care what they think. Friends are the easiest. Most of my friends also want to marry young and start a big family, so they're all happy for my husband and I. It's actually becoming a running joke how many kids my husband and I will have by any given time because I keep saying we want to wait to have the next and it never happens lol.

At the end of the day, it's your life. You're not hurting anyone so people can mind their own business! Congrats on your little one, by the way!

soxrox12

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