I think what they say about parenting and the third child is true. Both of y’all just pretty much go with the flow.
The first child – 2 baby showers, tons of photo sessions and hours of video, milestone charts, actual photo albums, instant Facebook updates, a 17-pound diaper bag, clothes from Gymboree and Baby Gap, baby music playtime group + 13 other baby play activity groups, a birthday party for every. single. birthday.
The second child – 1 baby sprinkle, hand-me-downs (it’s not like they know), 1 physical photo album, an informal photo session with your camera phone, a backpack that serves as a diaper bag (because 2 kids), occasional Facebook updates on said kid, birthday parties every other year (copying what you did for your first child).
The third child – 1 photo session (while the other kids are at school), diapers, wipes and 1 outfit stuffed into your purse, “Oh, you had another child? What, she just turned 2? Congratulations and/or Happy Birthday!”.
Case in point: My youngest turned 3 – over 2 weeks ago. Happy Belated Birthday.
Truth moment: What I thought would be so amazing to my children wasn’t because of the events and activities they did, but because of the people they shared their time with.
Live in the moments and the spaces between them.