10 True Things About the Second Year of Motherhood

The second year of mother is quite different than year 1. For one, you have a mobile baby who can get from point A to point B in literally 5 seconds flat. If that’s not enough of a game changer, now you’re baby eats real food way more regularly, starts talking up a storm, and is also developing emotionally. I think they call the output of that tantrums… 🙂

Anyways, personally, I found the second year of motherhood a tad bit easier than year 1. This had less to do with K than it had to do with me and the kind of person I am.

Regardless, there are some (universal…at least to me) truths about the second year of motherhood I wanted to share.

In no particular order…

As your baby grows, so does your love. You’ll never know exactly how, but day by day, you’ll love this little person more than you ever thought possible.

You’re not as uncertain as you were during year 1, but that ‘what am I doing?’ feeling still lingers.

When you look back, you’ll be shocked by how fast year 2 goes.

You realize you’ll never completely feel like your old self and that’s ok. When you had your baby, a new you emerged, and she’s cooler than pre-baby you! At least that’s what I tell myself.

Sleep, or good consistent sleep, may still elude you. Those regressions are something! Also, I still wake up a few times a night because I think I hear Kaiden crying.

Hearing your kid’s voice on the daily, actually saying words, never gets old!

You will have lots and lots of days where the countdown to bedtime starts at 10 am.

You’ll learn to pick your battles a lot sooner and quicker. Otherwise, everything will turn into a battle!

As much as you try, mom guilt won’t totally escape you. It may look a little different from year 1, and if you’re lucky, it’ll be a bit more infrequent, but it’s still there. And that’s ok. The way I look at it, mom guilt just means you care!