I love the fact that Case has my brown eyes,
and that Rhett has his Daddy's blue ones.
Friday, January 28, 2011
Pure Bliss
Pure bliss is when your 2 month old sleeps pretty much through the night for four nights straight!
Pure bliss is putting the baby down around 10pm and not hearing a peep out of him until 8am.
Oh my word, it's wonderful.
That week at Granny's did the boy good. He slept in my room in the pack n play that week. Having him right next to me, when he woke up during the night I would put the paci in his mouth instead of picking him up or feeding him. He would settle right back down and fall asleep for usually three or four more hours. So, for a week he began to quickly settle down, and not expect any kind of contact or feeding during the night.
As soon as we settled back into our routine at home, I did the same thing, and this past week he has pretty much stopped even waking up for the pacifier to be stuck back into his mouth.
Holy cow, it has been AH-MAH-ZING!
Leitchfield & Denver
Matt had a conference coming up for work. The same conference that he was supposed to attend in Cincinnati when I was 39 weeks pregnant - but didn't. This time it wasn't in Cincinnati though, it was in DENVER!
One of Matt's favorite places in the world is Colorado, but sadly he wasn't able to ski this trip. His conference was 8 hours a day, Wednesday through Friday, and unfortunately the ski resorts close around 4 or 5pm.
He had fun though, he really enjoyed the conference, had a beautiful view from his hotel, went to a rodeo (so jealous!) and met some cool guys along the way. (I love that about my husband, he knows no strangers)
So with Matt flying out Tuesday afternoon, and not coming back until Saturday - I was sort of panicked about being by myself with the boys for that long! I know I could of handled it but those days would have been super super long. We had already planned to go visit my Granny the weekend before, and I figured I could just stay that week and hang out with Mom and Dad since they would be at Granny's too... but Matt couldn't go. He had to get so much done before being out of the office for three days, he ended up working Saturday AND Sunday. Amy and Avery were going to visit Granny too, so the boys and I packed up and left Friday afternoon. Which meant I was spending eight days away from my Matty. EIGHT DAYS!
I was a hot mess! I cried Thursday night and Friday morning. Being away from Matt is never easy, and especially now that we have two sweet boys in the mix!
The boys and I had fun at Granny's though, Case loved spending time with Mimi and Avery for a couple of days, and Amy and I had too much fun being crazy sisters! :) We were excited to hang out with Mom and Dad too, we haven't seen them every day like this since vacation last year!
Getting to visit with Granny & our family in Leitchfield was so nice, it had been too long!
There was some brother bonding time...
Rhett grew a few inches, and gained a few pounds...Ha! :)
Case and Grand-dad has SO much fun playing in the snow, and walking to get Granny's mail every day.
By the time Saturday rolled around, we were more than ready to pick Matt up from the airport. I was so excited I could hardly stand it. I couldn't wait to see him, and I know Case and Rhett missed their Daddy as much as I did. By the grace of God, I made it to the Louisville airport without getting lost! :) I did have to drive through the parking garage first because I was in the wrong lane, but I made it! Ha! I told Matt it just wouldn't have been right if I didn't mess up somehow! When I parked and saw Matt walking up behind me in the rear view mirror I was so giddy I could hardly control myself! I jumped out of that car as fast as I could and ran into his arms!
Our weeks apart were fun for both of us, but being back together by the end of the week was by far the best part. :)
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
The Second Baby
Easy, laid back, mellow...that's my baby boy.
I think this little guy is very lucky.
His Mama and Daddy have already been through the newborn phase, and we are much more laid back and prepared this time around. I think Matt and I were pretty mellow with Case, but we definitely had no idea what to expect. I mean, we read the books, we took the classes. We soaked up as much advice as we could from our family and friends - but until you are a parent...until you experience it is so hard to imagine. Until you hold that sweet brand new baby in your arms, until you survive the torturous but beautiful few weeks of getting to know your baby, until you learn how to live without sleep, until you just look at each other and just laugh when the baby has spit up on your shirt for the third time, or pooped five times in the the last hour, until you figure out how to change the diaper just so, so that your baby boy won't pee on the wall - or his face (Yes, that totally happened.) until you look into those beautiful eyes and your baby smiles back at you...you just don't get how wonderfully amazing it actually is.
But this time, with Rhett, we get it.
We knew the deal, we were prepared. We were SO excited and ready!
I feel like everything has been so much easier. My recovery after delivering was easier, nursing has been easier, even the lack of sleep has been much easier to handle. With Case I used to BEG Matt to get up just once for me during the night, and I even talked him into letting me sleep at Mom and Dad's one night so I could get more than 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep. (Though it didn't work out like I had hoped, I just laid there awake missing my boys like crazy.)
With Rhett, I just do it. I even crave the alone time in the middle of the night with him. The days are so busy with my toddler, and our huge dog, and lunch, and snacks and nap time, cartoons, blocks, matchbox cars, trains, laundry, dishes etc. I just love tip toeing down the hallway during the night and scooping Rhett into my arms to nurse him and just stare at him while the house is quiet and the rest of the boys are sleeping. Now don't get me wrong, every single night hasn't been total bliss, I've had my moments of moaning and groaning, and mornings of coffee because I have no idea how I could get through the morning without caffeine. I've had my share of rough moments during the day as well. It's definitely not always easy balancing between a newborn and an energetic toddler. We are all figuring it out together. :)
Rhett is already THE MAN when it comes to sleeping though! Within just the first few weeks he gave us a few nights of sleeping eight hours straight! Now that he is six weeks old, he's consistently sleeping between 5-8 hour stretches every night. He'll wake up to eat, then go back down for a few more hours. It has been amazing!
Rhett is just so amazing. Last night, I had just laid him down in his crib, called Matt into his room with me, and we just stared at him. We are so lucky to have him in our lives. He is such a sweet baby, and his first smiles are melting our hearts! We are so in love with both of our babies, the first and the second. :)
His Mama and Daddy have already been through the newborn phase, and we are much more laid back and prepared this time around. I think Matt and I were pretty mellow with Case, but we definitely had no idea what to expect. I mean, we read the books, we took the classes. We soaked up as much advice as we could from our family and friends - but until you are a parent...until you experience it is so hard to imagine. Until you hold that sweet brand new baby in your arms, until you survive the torturous but beautiful few weeks of getting to know your baby, until you learn how to live without sleep, until you just look at each other and just laugh when the baby has spit up on your shirt for the third time, or pooped five times in the the last hour, until you figure out how to change the diaper just so, so that your baby boy won't pee on the wall - or his face (Yes, that totally happened.) until you look into those beautiful eyes and your baby smiles back at you...you just don't get how wonderfully amazing it actually is.
But this time, with Rhett, we get it.
We knew the deal, we were prepared. We were SO excited and ready!
I feel like everything has been so much easier. My recovery after delivering was easier, nursing has been easier, even the lack of sleep has been much easier to handle. With Case I used to BEG Matt to get up just once for me during the night, and I even talked him into letting me sleep at Mom and Dad's one night so I could get more than 4 hours of uninterrupted sleep. (Though it didn't work out like I had hoped, I just laid there awake missing my boys like crazy.)
With Rhett, I just do it. I even crave the alone time in the middle of the night with him. The days are so busy with my toddler, and our huge dog, and lunch, and snacks and nap time, cartoons, blocks, matchbox cars, trains, laundry, dishes etc. I just love tip toeing down the hallway during the night and scooping Rhett into my arms to nurse him and just stare at him while the house is quiet and the rest of the boys are sleeping. Now don't get me wrong, every single night hasn't been total bliss, I've had my moments of moaning and groaning, and mornings of coffee because I have no idea how I could get through the morning without caffeine. I've had my share of rough moments during the day as well. It's definitely not always easy balancing between a newborn and an energetic toddler. We are all figuring it out together. :)
Rhett is already THE MAN when it comes to sleeping though! Within just the first few weeks he gave us a few nights of sleeping eight hours straight! Now that he is six weeks old, he's consistently sleeping between 5-8 hour stretches every night. He'll wake up to eat, then go back down for a few more hours. It has been amazing!
Rhett is just so amazing. Last night, I had just laid him down in his crib, called Matt into his room with me, and we just stared at him. We are so lucky to have him in our lives. He is such a sweet baby, and his first smiles are melting our hearts! We are so in love with both of our babies, the first and the second. :)
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