Easier Days

I do not know if it is because I am more laid back the second time around or if it is just his personality, but baby number two is such a great sleeper and is so much easier. I still have to get up to feed him every couple of hours or so, but diaper changes are only right before feedings at night. Word to all those moms with baby #2: it will be different than baby #1 and you will have learned more than you know from baby #1.  I am still dealing with after baby side effects, but I am so happy to have him!  Today is the first day I can comfortably bend down and pick something off of the floor.  I am excited to be able to move freely and to get my body back!  Freedom!!

Baby #2

 I really could not fathom what it would be like to have a second baby.  My first baby was so precious and I stressed over every little thing to try and do right by him.  I really tried to be present and enjoy every second of baby time, but now looking back I really did not get to appreciate it properly because I was such a tired zombie for 14 months.  I felt overwhelmed and wondered consistently what to do and what was next.  I really could not tell how I would love a new baby as I love my first baby so all consumingly.

When he was born I was numb, waiting for the other shoe to drop with complications.  I had a worse experience with the C-section and then the other complications, but the baby is so sweet, snuggly and lovable.  He is a sleeper, gas bubble maker, good diaper filler baby.  I fell in love so quickly.  The sweet, soft hair and skin is irresistible.  He has his own character and personality that holds it's own and will be his own mark.  He was not kicking in the belly in the last weeks inside me because he is such a sleeper that he would prefer to rest and grow than kick and play.  Brian is wonderful and I can be in love with multiple people and still love the others fervently too.  The feeling is nothing that I could have imagined and so great.  I can love this baby and my first baby too.  All my boys are loved and I am so thankful to have every one of them in my life.

Today was overall a good day.  We closed on our house today.  We are new home owners.  So exciting.  So much potential for this new house.  I'm so excited to get started with making tweaks to make the home our own.  I really will enjoy this home in the winter and I look forward to exploring the possibilities for the summer.  Central air conditioning will be such a perk.  A laundry room, yay!  Now on to selling our current home.  Bitter sweet, but I have moved so much in my life, change is a constant.  I really have never regretted a move.  I do not feel I will regret this one either.  The world will not end and we still have options for the future.  This will not be my last move, but it will be a move that we stick with for a while to raise our boys.  Good.

Sweet Baby 2 weeks old

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My Boys

Brian, so far, is his own personality and character with different temperament than Adam.  He's a sleeper most of the time, but he fills a great many diapers on his way to growing bigger as well.  He's strong, lifting his head from day 2, kicking wildly for diaper changes, almost rolling over when doing tummy time and becoming angry hungry.  He only cries to be picked up or fed.  He is so small and such a big presence at the same time.
Adam is warming up to him and likes to point out where he is and what he is doing.  He already said he likes Brian.  I think as long as we stick to Adam's life schedule and he stays taken care of, he will get along swimmingly with his brother.  I admit, having Tony help at this time is wonderful as I cannot drive, walk up stairs or do any lifting other than baby weight right now.  I do not know how things will go when I am on my own with these two boys and not recovered from surgery yet.  We will find out soon.  Gloomy and/or cold weather has made being inside most of the day tolerable.  I hope we do get a summer though.  This winter was particularly brutal.  What a fine day with my boys.  Time for dinner.  Sweet.

Thursday Approaches

As of right now I'm looking at a C-section on Thursday, May 30, 2013.

My knee is tweaked.  I cannot put my weight on it for standing or sitting.

I have a cold that makes me feel like I'm breathing fire with congestion, sneezing and coughing.  None of which will be good after the C-section either.

I'm tired and cannot stay asleep, waking every 1-2 hours at night for no apparent reason.

I have a sick husband and son that I cannot take care of like I usually do.

The forecast for Thursday and Friday is thunderstorms with a chance of severe thunderstorms.

We are closing on a new house in the last week of June and I have been trying to get as much done as possible before the baby comes, which everyone thinks is silly.  That I'll be up for getting all that done after having the baby.

I'm swollen and my blood pressure rose today.   Is this a sign of what is to come or is it just last minute stress?  I am grateful for the cooler weather keeping my swelling at bay.

All said and done, this ought to be quite a ride.

Now it's time to sleep.  At least as much as I can.

Thursday, May 30

Updated: May 29, 2013, 1:11am EDT

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Day May 30

71^°FHigh

T-Storms

Chance of Rain:

80%

Wind:

S at 14 mph

Humidity:

77%

UV Index:

6 - High

Sunrise:

6:04 am

Moonset:

12:28 pm

Moonphase:

Waning Gibbous

Showers and thunderstorms. A few storms may be severe. High 71F. Winds S at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 80%.

Mother's Day

What is it with holidays that people make restaurant reservations or big dinners at times that are not usual meal times?  Like scheduling to eat at 10:30 AM, 1:30 PM or 8:30 PM.  These are not times that I eat on a daily basis.  I just think this tradition is strange and not one I like to subscribe to.  Sure, it won't kill me, but when the time falls on nap time it is a different story.

For Mother's Day Tony got me practically all the varieties of sweets that I like, and I like a good many of them, from Sayklly's.  Too good!  Too much sugar!  Too difficult to pass up!  Delicious.  Some of the most delicious candy I've ever had, matter of fact.  So evil of him to do this, but it is good.  Now I look forward to some good, old fashioned family time for Mother's Day.  Low key, pajama time hanging out.  The best!

18 Months old! My sweetie, sweetie