Today, I have...

[dajie]

dressed 2 kids and sent #1 to school, raked and bagged 4 sacks of leaves while #2 was sleeping in the pram, fed and filmed #2 getting a first taste of solids, baked 8 loaves of bread, eaten lunch, uploaded new videos to youtube, posted to the kids' blogs, fed #2 again before dressing her to pick #1 up from school, invited a friend and her daughter

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[dajie]

When a friend said that she got lot more things done after her 2nd one I thought, "yeah, when they're old enough to play with each other and can feed themselves, sure!". But now I see what she means...it's like the mind is reprogrammed to make split-second decisions, prioritize things and you find yourself doing things faster than you could possibly imagine (eating your own meals and showering for example). Personally, I was in a half-depressed state for 3 months after Elin so I know what you mean about handing over to Daddy.

Anyway, Maya is 5 months old so things are *a lot* easier than with a baby as little as Audrey. And I'm a lot more "relaxed" as a parent with #2 than I was with the first one.

I'm using a Baby björn bought 2nd hand. I prefer it to the sling because it give me greater mobility. But I used the sling in the beginning because the baby could sleep horizontally in it. I read you have an Ergo? Been thinking about getting one if it gets baby out of way by wearing her on my back. A ,little hard to dress #1 with #2 hanging in the middle ;)

[epicureanangel]

The Ergo is Daddy's, since I didn't want to scare him with all the intricacies of the other baby carriers. I myself use a Babypouch wrap (similar to the Moby), and last weekend, I bought 2 slings (very cheap second-hand) to try and they've worked really well, almost better than my wrap though (which cost me far more :P )

Baby sleeps pretty well in both the wrap and the sling.. though she fusses when she starts sweating...