lessons learned

1. babies are so much easier than I remember

2. TODDLERS on the other hand...not easy.

Miss 2year old learned very early on that when baby is nursing its party time. Here is one of her masterpieces, every item from the family room, every kitchen chair. Her castle. Many times a day we end up with a wonderful castle.
3. We went to dinner the other night to a somewhat crowded steakhouse. When we got home, I went to the bathroom and caught a glimpse of myself while washing my hands. "BRENT! If your wife's nursing pads are sticking out of her bra so they are visible through her white shirt...YOU LET HER KNOW!!!" How embarrassing.
4. There is never enough kisses, cuddles and loves in a day. I love to kiss these girls.
5. Up until Aug 26 I had one baby. A cute little sassy girl named Hadley, and she was just so damn cute with her little hands, and her cute little nose, and sweet mouth for kisses, loved to hold her while she was sleeping...just my baby. Then...I came home with Wesley. Instead of coming home to my first baby, I came home with my baby to a KID. With huge hands, and adult sized diapers (really, I feel like I am changing a 14 year olds bum...potty training hopefully this week)not to mention talking back, messy, germy, stinking HEAVY kid! with sweet kisses. And BIG tears. That i love!

a week in pictures

We had a couple hairy days with Hadley when we brought Wesley home, as in she was kicked in the head, hit, nearly tipped out of her bassinet, smothered with a feather pillow...I can't turn my back for two seconds! But after a few days of lots of loves, special attention from mom and dad, and keeping things more routine, she has adjusted so well. She has been so cute with her, looking for her the moment she gets out of bed, keeps kissing her and saying "she wuv me!" and being my nursing buddy (she even "helps" by resting her hand on my boob and giving a lil squeeze now and then!) I never thought of my baby bouncer as a baby catapult...but I am learning, as we all are!
Wesley so far has been a wonderful baby. Hadley as a newborn was a huge adjustment, and I remember hours and hours of crying, inconsolable probably out of not knowing how to console her, up every 2 or 3 hours, nursing was awful, colicky, awake all night crying and thinking JUST GO TO SLEEP!...Wesley has latched right on, is so calm and mellow, easy to console, the last 2 nights has slept through the night (yes I feed her in the middle, she just goes right back down) she only squawks a little when she wants to eat. The hard adjustment for me has been well, one, Hadley adapting, but two, telling myself that laundry and clean house is not important...to just sit and enjoy this squishy lil munchkin and enjoy my girls as much as possible! (a big step for me...I hate dirty laundry!)




Trying on the baby's clothes