What little time or energy I had before to spend blogging has now been divided in half. Almost. Now that our sweet Sebastian is here, I want to document all of his new and exciting developments. So, even if it's a quick list of things, I'm determined to blog. :)
Life with two littles has been busy, tiring, and wonderful at the same time. Amélie has been displaying some very needy/whiny behavior and has her two year molars coming in. Translation = somewhat difficult child. Sebastian on the other hand started off with a bang! Nursing wonderfully from the first hour of his life, sleeping, sleeping, sleeping, and cooing and smiling like a perfect little baby. Of course he didn't enter the world in the perfect way I imagined (story later- ended with a c-section. Boo), but we adore him just the same.
Week two of my recovery sucked. I'd been feeling great; getting out, doing a few errands and then...bam, I was down. I got the stomach flu, got some really painful stuff put on my incision at the doctors (oh, it burned!), and then woke up with a plugged duct after recovering from the other things. Bad week! Thank goodness I'm feeling almost normal now.
Happy girl after getting a very special big sister care package from her great aunt Judy.
sweetness from Amélie for her brother. It's too cute! She's all about the baby. Where's the baby? Is the baby sleeping? Does the baby want his binky? I'm so happy to see how much she loves him. My heart just explodes with gushy sweet loving for my babes.
much sleeping?! As if that is a problem. It was when I was supposed to be feeding my little guy who also loves to eat. A lot. Unfortunately that seems to be over since he's been refusing to go down for his naps easily or really at all for a week now. He is still a very good night sleeper. But I won't get into much detail as I don't want to jinx us! Riddle me this: How am I supposed to spend what feels like hours trying to get a fussy tired baby down for a nap while also trying to keep a toddler entertained? Someone please give me the answer. I am very frustrated with this issue at this point. I've tried everything I know. What are your secrets?
Going back to work and days at home.
Eric had a tough time transitioning at the beginning of his time off and I was worried; worried about him getting frustrated and worried about me not being able to help. It took some time but Eric was able to get the hang of taking care of a toddler at home all day and also help me out. He was such a huge help and by the end of his time off I was really nervous about how I'd do it without him. Well, he went back to work on Wednesday and we survived. Eric didn't want to go back to work and we missed him very much. I think we'll be looking forward to the weekends.
A proud daddy
I made it out of the house with the babies every day since Wednesday. I have to get out or else I get stir crazy. We went grocery shopping, went to the park numerous times, and enjoyed a play date. I think once Sebastian gets back into napping and a more structured day routine, things will go a lot smoother. I can't wait. Although, really, it wasn't bad this week. I didn't cry once.
Getting back to my former self.
I did a good job and gained 30ish pounds with Sebastian and have about 10 more to lose (unless my boobs now weigh ten lbs. Ha.). Ugh. I ended up swelling AFTER having him due to the fluids I received at the hospital. Darn it. I had made it all the way without any swelling and to come home from the hospital all swollen was a real bummer. It took two whole weeks for it to finally go away but I'm still having night sweats randomly. I'm pretty close to fitting into my regular clothes and I'm happy about that since it's only been a month. But I'd really just love to be able to work out like my regular old self. What is up with this poochy belly?! I have to take it easy and wait till I'm completely recovered. There's been a lot of walking, but it just doesn't make me feel like I'm really working out. I've decided I'm going to document my progress for self accountability and who doesn't love a good before and after?! Also, I am hungry all the time and it is so hard to not grab the unhealthy snacks that seem to be calling my name. I've lost a lot of weight before doing it the old-fashioned way (eating well/exercising), but I didn't have two kids. Time for a new strategy.
Hey, someone is sleeping!
Happy One Month Birthday to Sebastian!
Really, where does the time go?!?!
We all love you very much! I'm looking forward to all the things we'll be sharing and getting to know who you are.
2 comments:
Yea, thanks for the post! I loved reading about how you all are doing. How long was Eric off of work? Sebastian is so cute and I love his newborn photos. I second the poochy belly. I am wondering if mine will ever recover from having twins. I need to get serious about doing crunches although I'm not 100% sure that will help me. Keith often has to resort to "screen time" for Colin while he's putting the girls down for their nap. He has games on the iPad that he likes or he watches a show on their with our streaming Netflix. He also has a MobiGo that he plays. Keith will also read books to him or sometimes he can get him to entertain himself with a toy. It helps though that now he can put the girls down and leave the room and let them fall asleep on their own without too much involvement. Check out that article on my blog post about how to teach your baby to fall asleep. It worked well with the girls although when we tried something similar with Colin it didn't work at all. I'm sure it depends on the baby! Good luck.
Yay! An update. I'd like to hear more about how you ended up having a c-section. Were you induced again? What happened? Curious minds would like to know.
Anyway, Phoebe was a horrible napper (and excellent sleeper) until recently. She just needed to get a bit bigger. I know that doesn't help. I was blessed to keep Charlotte in daycare during maternity leave, so I didn't mind the fact that Phoebe would only nap on me or on our walks. When Charlotte's home now, she plays really well by herself while we're tending to Phoebe.
Please, please take it easy when you're recovering from your c-section; it really does take at least 6 weeks (although I guess you're almost there!). I was overdoing it and it made my incision hurt a lot again.
Anyway, sounds like you're all doing great. Sebastian is adorable; his newborn pictures are just too much. And I love that picture of Amélie in front of the crib. Adorable!
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