Two weeks

Two weeks have flown by and I seem to be getting the hang of being a mom to two. I have spent most of this week by myself with the kids and am really enjoying it. The baby blues fog seems to be lifting and I am finding joy in my day to day life again. It may not be extraordinary or exciting, but it is my life and I love it.

Thursday night, Baby Maddy stopped in for a visit. It is amazing the difference six weeks makes. Maddy seems light years older than Carter at this point.

Last Friday morning we started the day in the bean bag chair. Caroline LOVES her little brother. I am so proud of her, she has not shown any jealousy and wants to help take care of him all the time. Can't wait to see the relationship these two form as they grow old.

Later that day I took Carter for his two week check up, but he was only 10 days. Due to his jaundice they wanted to see him a bit earlier. He is doing fabulously, he had already grown over an inch and weighted in a 8.1 lbs, 2 ounces above his birth weight.


Now if you know anything about me, you know I am not the sit at home type. Well with two kids now, I am finding I am having to stay home more than I like. Well, maybe not any more....I went out and invested in a Moby wrap. Here I am baby wearing at the park this past weekend. I love this thing, Carter is cozy and I am pretty much hands free.
As I already mentioned, I am not the sit at home type, so I took Caroline on her field trip last Friday to the farm. Here she is with all of her precious school friends. I didn't get the memo about wearing her school shirt...I seem to be missing lots of memos lately.


Finally, here is my sweet new babe. I took these pictures Tuesday, on his two week birthday. I am almost scared to write it for fear it will jinx me, but he is the sweetest, easiest baby. He rarely cries, eats well, and is sleeping 3-4 hour stretches every night. He wakes, eats, and then goes right back down. It's amazing!!

One thing I was not prepared for is changing boy diapers. It is like going to the races...if I don't secure the new diaper within about a minute, I am almost surely going to be peed on. We have to do complete wardrobe changes multiple times a day. If anyone has any tips on how to prevent this, let me know. I have heard the pee pee tepees are not any good, but if you have had different results, speak up!
We are looking forward to trick or treating this weekend. Our neighborhood is doing the festivities Saturday night. Carter is going to be a monster and Caroline a Disney Princess. Guess who picked out that costume...definitely not what I would have picked, but she is still cute as can be. (I am convinced that all little girls have a fascination with princesses regardless of exposure...she never watches Disney or hardly any TV, but still recognizes a princess when she sees one.)