Dd2 is 16 months and has decided she no longer wantd to be cuddled to sleep. I used to spend 20 blissful minutes holding her until she fell to sleep. Now she just wants me to put her down. She is growing up too fast. With dd1, everything was so hard. A combination of colic, being a first time parent and following stupid rules to avoid 'spoiling her' and 'making a rod for my own back' at the insistence of others who supposedly knew best. It felt like it took a lifetime to get to a point where things settled down. With dd2, everything has been so much easier - im confident enough in my own abilities to ignore everyones 'advice' and ive actually enjoyed her babyhood and it has flown by at warp speed. I cant afford another and it wouldnt be a good idea mefically for me to get pregnant. I feel a bit sad that it has gone by so quick.