I'm very tired these days but what new mom isn't? Jack WAS doing good with going about 5 hours at night between feedings but now he wants to eat every 3 hours, day or night. Maybe he's in a growth spurt? I know it will only get better with time. I'm trying to change my attitude about waking up at night to nurse. Sometimes I'm just SO tired and I can't keep my eyes open and I get frustrated but from now on I'm making it a goal to enjoy that time I have with Jack because it's a special time for he and I.
Having a baby is SO much different than I thought it would be. I always imagined my life changing and being completely different but it's still very much the same, just with a baby :o) We've just added him in to everything and life has gone in a good way :o)
I love just sitting and watching him look around. He's started keeping eye contact better and following moving objects. I know we're going to be best buds and I'm so excited to stay home with him. I know it'll give me opportunities to learn and grow.
Everything went so well with Jack's pregnancy, delivery, and breastfeeding that I told Steven I wouldn't mind having another one here soon! Of course it'll probably be polar opposite and will be the worst experience ever but at least it didn't happen with the first. I used to laugh at people who had kids back to back but why not? I'd like to just get all my kids here (however many there may be) and get things started! However, after having a seizure a couple weeks ago, we're both a little nervous for my body to be out of wack again so we'll see.
Below are some pics
Comparing him to his cousin London (11 months old at the time)
Looking so tiny next to daddy's hand
After his first bath in Grammer's towel--it's tradition that my mom makes all the grandkids their first towel. I used mine that she made for me up until I was 12 or so.
Meeting family--Uncle Jeremy
Tummy time next to Freckles
Meeting family--Uncle Travis
Meeting family--Aunt Brooke and cousin Carson
Meeting family--Aunt Mimi (Amy). My sister got to come stay with me for a whole week later in August and it was WONDERFUL. We had so much fun and I loved every minute of being with her.
On Grandma Carbonneau's quilt she made for him!
4 comments:
Congratulations guys! Your little family is so beautiful!
-singleton
This will definitely be the most "boring" time being a stay at home Mom. Even with just two I feel like I do everything but nothing I really WANT to do (read a book, scrapbook, just lay on the floor without them climbing all over me, enjoy a nice quiet lunch without two other mouths trying to eat it). Enjoy this "quiet" time :)
After I read my post I kind of sounded like a debbie downer, but I meant that this is the quietest and less busy time of being a stay at home Mom. When they get older there is a lot more to do, and a lot more fun because the little ones can actually interact with you. You can take them to the zoo and see their eyes light up and when see their favorite animals, and going to the park and playing on the swings... going for a walk and seeing the horses, playing with play dough, all kinda of fun stuff :) Toddler keep you on your toes :)
Having kids back to back is WAY hard. I didn't think it would be a big deal. But my body had a hard time with being pregnant the 2nd time around. Well, in some senses. It remembered exactly how to do things, but it was just a lot more painful because I had JUST done it. It's hard now, too, because Braden is still a baby. So I have a newborn and a not-quite-toddler. Two kids who can't talk to me and can only communicate via crying or whining. It's definitely hard. And you're "boring" time will definitely go away with two. :) So take advantage and be lazy if you want to.
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