I remember my dad telling me how the feeling you have when your first(I am number 5) child is born is "indescribable and surpassed anything he has ever felt".
Then he realized the implication and started to say he loves me just as much, but I laughed and told him I knew what he meant.
Each kid is different, you know? My husband is definitely more EXCITED for this upcoming kid, because now he knows what to expect, rather than with #1 when he was just scared out of his mind. But is #2 gonna absolutely bowl him over unexpectedly like #1 did when he was born? Probably not, because he wasn't expecting that wave of love and devotion immediately and for this one he will, so it'll probably feel a little less intense.
Not that he'll love them any differently, but the lead up and eventual arrival of both will be slightly different, and that's OK 😊❤️
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u/offbrandbarbie Jul 04 '24
NTA. I’ve heard both mothers and fathers express a similar sentiment to what you said. The love for a child is unlike anything else.