1. I have two posts sitting in my draft folder just waiting to be published. One about Bobby's birth and another about our best Christmas ever. Until I get those out this little post will have to make do.
2. Today Bobby is already a week old. The days simultaneously seem to drag on and fly by. I can't decide if Christmas vacation is a help or a hindrance to this transition. The big kids are getting bored, for sure. They've been playing with their new toys and out in the snow and watching plenty of movies. We can't easily have a family outing yet so all the days start to blend together and our jammies are getting plenty of wear.
Brian has loads of flexibility at work this time of year. And that has made all the difference in the world this time around. For whatever reason, it seems with our past babies that Brian has always had to rush back to work just days following their birth. He was home all through Christmas Day and then has been working mornings until noon the rest of this week.
So far things are going well. Manageable. Much better than I would have thought. We have moments of chaos. But it isn't all chaos all the time like I thought it might be.
3. One upside to having a baby so close to Christmas is that it is generally frowned upon to start one's postpartum diet immediately. Meaning that yes, I'll have another cookie and how about we just do apps for dinner again?
4. Time, so far, has been plentiful. Mostly because we have nowhere to be. But I've been trying to put together some sort of a Christmas/New Year's/Birth Announcement card which means I've also been trying to get a decent shot of Bobby which means at some point he has to not be nursing which is only 5% of the 24 hours in a day. So there's that.
5. William and Lucy are IN LOVE with their little brother. It's fun to see what a difference a year has made in Lucy. When Katherine was a newborn last year, she really didn't seem to care. But this year she prances around the house singing, "Baby Bobby! Bobby Baby!" She begs to hold him all the time and I'm constantly scolding her for trying to steal kisses on his forehead after I've just gotten him to sleep.
Katherine, on the other hand, is skeptical about this whole Bobby boy. When he cries she scrunches up her eyebrows wondering who this intruder is that seems to never go away. I've been trying to give her ample amounts of my time because she is, after all, still a baby herself. It's been nice to cuddle her close without my huge belly in the way.
6. Brian scheduled a chiropractor appointment for me this afternoon and I'm so excited. My postpartum recovery has been a breeze but my back and hips are aching. Now that we know just how big that baby was that I was carrying around, I think we know why I'm so sore.
7. And finally, before the end of the year comes to a close, Earth's Best is offering my readers a chance to win one final giveaway. The winner will get to choose three of the following products for their prize pack:
Veggie Crunchin' Crackers
Happy Snax
Nursery Wipes
Fruit & Grain Puree Pouch
Greek Yogurt Smoothie Pouch
Sunny Days Snack Bars
To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. Deadline to enter is Friday, January 4 at Noon Central. Good luck!
2. Today Bobby is already a week old. The days simultaneously seem to drag on and fly by. I can't decide if Christmas vacation is a help or a hindrance to this transition. The big kids are getting bored, for sure. They've been playing with their new toys and out in the snow and watching plenty of movies. We can't easily have a family outing yet so all the days start to blend together and our jammies are getting plenty of wear.
Brian has loads of flexibility at work this time of year. And that has made all the difference in the world this time around. For whatever reason, it seems with our past babies that Brian has always had to rush back to work just days following their birth. He was home all through Christmas Day and then has been working mornings until noon the rest of this week.
So far things are going well. Manageable. Much better than I would have thought. We have moments of chaos. But it isn't all chaos all the time like I thought it might be.
3. One upside to having a baby so close to Christmas is that it is generally frowned upon to start one's postpartum diet immediately. Meaning that yes, I'll have another cookie and how about we just do apps for dinner again?
4. Time, so far, has been plentiful. Mostly because we have nowhere to be. But I've been trying to put together some sort of a Christmas/New Year's/Birth Announcement card which means I've also been trying to get a decent shot of Bobby which means at some point he has to not be nursing which is only 5% of the 24 hours in a day. So there's that.
5. William and Lucy are IN LOVE with their little brother. It's fun to see what a difference a year has made in Lucy. When Katherine was a newborn last year, she really didn't seem to care. But this year she prances around the house singing, "Baby Bobby! Bobby Baby!" She begs to hold him all the time and I'm constantly scolding her for trying to steal kisses on his forehead after I've just gotten him to sleep.
Katherine, on the other hand, is skeptical about this whole Bobby boy. When he cries she scrunches up her eyebrows wondering who this intruder is that seems to never go away. I've been trying to give her ample amounts of my time because she is, after all, still a baby herself. It's been nice to cuddle her close without my huge belly in the way.
6. Brian scheduled a chiropractor appointment for me this afternoon and I'm so excited. My postpartum recovery has been a breeze but my back and hips are aching. Now that we know just how big that baby was that I was carrying around, I think we know why I'm so sore.
7. And finally, before the end of the year comes to a close, Earth's Best is offering my readers a chance to win one final giveaway. The winner will get to choose three of the following products for their prize pack:
Veggie Crunchin' Crackers
Happy Snax
Nursery Wipes
Fruit & Grain Puree Pouch
Greek Yogurt Smoothie Pouch
Sunny Days Snack Bars
To enter, simply leave a comment on this post. Deadline to enter is Friday, January 4 at Noon Central. Good luck!
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