I was beyond nervous for our first evening at home with Brooks, especially because our first night in the hospital was a tough one. I prepared for the worst but was pleastenly surprised! I fed Brooks at about 11pm, laid him down, woke up at 3 to a very content guy in his rock n play but I woke him and fed him, and then at 7am (my usual wake up time) I fed him again.
We had a weight check for Brooks Easter morning so my parents took me and Brooks to that, while Cody and Ev went to church. I was receiving the sweetest pictures from our church friends of Evynn at the nursery egg hunt, made my mama heart so happy! Meanwhile, we had a ham in the oven and a full Easter lunch ready when we all got home. I didn't know that the church had planned a little egg hunt, so surprise, we did too! When Ev got home from church we let her hunt a few more eggs.... she was instantly more interested in the gift inside before hunting for more. After finding her few eggs, she was ready for more. Eager girl ;) She ended up being a hot mess at the table and nap time hit early so she missed saying goodbye as my parents left back home right after lunch.
Brooks is genuinely a very easy baby and so far doing excellent on eating and sleeping! He only cries if he is hungry or has a diaper and most definitely during diaper changes, otherwise is content looking around or going back to sleep. He has breastfeeding down and is fine going 2-3 hour stretches in between feedings but other times I feed on demand and it ends up being every 1-1 1/2 hours apart.
This time around is so so different. By this point with Evynn I was seriously wondering if I was cut out for this and had a little bit of post part depression. Lots of time crying and very little sleeping during the day or at night. I can truly say our hearts are full this time. It seems easier since we know little bit of what we're doing, he is sleeping well, breastfeeding has caught on quickly, and big sister is obsessed with baby! Evynn has her tough (toddler )moments which makes the whole family on edge, but the next second she is very interested in brother.. my heart can't handle the sweetness!
By this point its been just us 4 for a few days, including 2 1/2 work days where it has been just me at home during the day. I was worried about my parents leaving-they helped soon much with Evynn and cooking and everything so we could adjust. I genuinely think Evynn is a difficult child who is more impatient, not to mention a full fledge toddler. We need an extra dose of patience dealing with her moods in the midst of welcoming baby brother, but over all, I think all is well!
Brooks has been such a great sleeper I was counting my lucky stars, but then I realized that he was becoming little yellow. My worrisome self got super paranoid but we had a check up today and all is well! Praise the Lord. Cody asked several times during the appointment if his circumcision is okay, ha!
birth weight/length: 8lb 2 oz 21in
todays weight/length: 8 lb 4 oz 21 in
Thank Goodness that he is already above birth weight! Evynn dropped weight and didn't regain for weeks which meant constant pumping/supplementing/weekly weight checks/etc. I am so relieved that everything (including yellow skin) checked out just fine and we can keep on trucking ;)
I think my exhaustion finally hit after days of adrenaline because the last few days I have been so so tired. Cody has been awesome and stayed up with Brooks at bedtime so I can get little nap before the bedtime feeding. And afternoon nap time when both kiddos are sleeping is literally a life saver. And coffee. I feel like super mom if I manage to sweep the kitchen and have the dishwasher loaded, but I know I'll get the hang of it all soon and be back to normal. We are so thankful for our family and church for loving on us, we haven't had to do more than heat up food in the kitchen! It may be a few more days before i'm back to actually cooking and we are so thankful for this kindness to help us adjust!
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