1. How old was #1 when #2 was born?
DD1 was 3 months off her second birthday.

2. Did you get out and about straight away?
Surely did - discharged myself from hospital 9 hours after giving birth and was mopping floors and doing housework the next day Pretty sure grocery shopping happened within 3 days of giving birth, too - I hadn't planned ahead AT ALL! :/

3. Did you have set routines?
No, just kind of flew by the seat of my pants, as I do with most big things... I have terrible luck and 'best laid plans' etc, so I hate trying to work to a schedule.

4. What was your lead up attitude to 2 under 2?
Before getting pregnant, it was all about having them 'about 18 months apart' so I could be a SAHM until they went to school, and then I could get back into work, rather than going back to work then taking an extended break to be a mum again, kwim? Then, as my pregnancy neared its end... I was kind of pooping myself wondering how on earth I was going to cope! Thankfully it all worked out pretty well Even I'm surprised at how 'easy' I found it!

5. How did your 1st react to bub #2?
Pretty much love at first sight, I think... we'd tried telling her that mummy had a baby in her belly, and when she met DD2 we explained that this was the baby that had been in mummy's belly, but I don't think she really got it. She was pretty stoked to have a new baby to look at and fuss over, but soon tired of the baby getting ALL the attention and mummy always snapping at her to go amuse herself (She loves her little sister now though, I think DD2's blatant adoration for her big sister won DD1 over ).

6. Did you BF or FF and how did you find either and how did #1 react?
DD2 was BF'd until five months - and I'm very proud of myself for getting so far. I found it a total breeze once we got the hang of it (DD1 was FF'd from birth), although of course I had my moments where I considered packing it all in. DD1 got a bit frustrated that I was always sitting down feeding the baby, but she liked sitting around BFing her dollies at the same time. I did do up a few bottles of EBM so DD1 could help feed bubby and I think it aided the bonding process.

7. Did your partner help a lot and what did he/she do?
DH took a week off work, and was pretty good about taking DD1 out on errands etc so I could rest/spend alone time with bub, but not so much with the housework (and he still can't cook anything more than fried eggs and toast!). I don't mind, he is better at housework than me so when he does do it, he does a fantastic job, I was insisting I could do it all on my own and knew I had to learn to adjust before he went back to work, so it was a test for me, kwim? I passed

8. How do/did YOU feel? tired, happy, emotional?
To be honest, some days I seriously struggle. That being said, I've been diagnosed with PND ('late' onset) and have chosen not to take medication so I do have my 'battle' days - especially as DD1 is well and truly in the 'terrible twos' stage. She's very bright and needs much more stimulation than most of her peers, and I think if I'd known that, I probably would have put off having another baby until later in order to give DD1 the attention she needs. Most of the time I feel pretty good, but to be completely honest I kind of tire of having DD1 around and am glad to see her off to daycare two days a week so DD2 and I can just spend time together uninterrupted, kwim? I do love both my girls, I promise, I just find it overwhelming at times trying to juggle a velcro baby, a demanding (bored/frustrated/jealous) toddler, the housework, errands, cooking, etc etc.

9. When do you clean?
Lol when I bleeding well feel like it! Which is nowhere near as often as DH would like, but then like I said, he's good at it too so if it bothers him THAT much...
I get bursts of energy, which I try to take advantage of. The rest of the time I'm so drained after dealing with two littlies that even when they go down for sleeps, I just... SIT. And breathe. And think, 'I should be cleaning'. Mostly on weekends when I can palm the kids off on DH and get into a task without stopping and starting for bottles, drinks of water, cuddles, games and conversations about why Incy Wincy Spider doesn't like the rain.

10. When/How do you cook?
Every day. I try to get stuck into it early (around 6pm) if the baby is still having her 'afternoon' nap (sometimes she'll sleep from 3-6, then go back to bed after a bath at 8:30), but most nights I don't really start cooking until 7:30ish and I just have to hand the kids to DH and demand that he keep them sorted until dinner's ready.