Dear Future Self

Things to consider if you decide you're ready for #2:

• The first two weeks with an infant are nearly hell. It does get better after that, but it's still not easy...far from it.
• Being pregnant sucks, it's a long lonely year, and at this point you have no idea how you can physically handle a toddler while being pregnant.
• Birth, that was the easy part - but it might not go as smoothly the second time.
• Little babies are cute, but only when they are quite and you are rested.
• Your baby is 5 weeks old and though you have a motherly instinct to care for him, you don't feel an overwhelming love or like a mom. Hopefully by the time you read this again, that will have changed.
• If you do get pregnant, be sure to have more fun on maternity leave.