I guess I've been a little out of it lately... who knew a baby could take up every second of every day??? I've been reading other blogs - but haven't really found the time to update my own story...
It's been a hard couple of weeks (not quite two) for us to get adjusted but I think we are all getting the hang of having little man around. Breast feeding has been the most difficult thing for me. Isn't that supposed to be the most natural thing in the world to do? Not so much for me. But yesterday seemed like we finally got all the kinks worked out. Yaya was 10 months old when we got to bring her home so having a newborn is completely new to us. T is still a little unsure about the whole tiny baby thing but he's learning that little man is sturdier than he looks. Yaya is in love and can't keep her hands off of him. I think it's great that she's so into having a baby brother. He totally responds to her voice too. And me - I just can't get enough of him. I can sit and stare at him sleeping forever.
My mom was here for the week after little man was born. It was nice having her around. When she's not here it is easy to forget how much I miss spending time with her and my sisters. Not sure if it was hormones or what - but I had a total breakdown the day she left. It was also my first time to be totally alone with little man. I put on a lullaby imix that I had made for YaYa right after Ellie was born. Music seems to catch his attention and really helps sooth him. I had forgotten that this mix included all of the songs that I think of as Ellie's songs. It just felt so sureal to be sitting there holding little man while my heart was aching for her. He sat in my lap just looking around with his eyes wide open while I cried.
3 comments:
I actaully laughed out loud at the comment about your husband not breaking the baby!! How funny! HUGS to you!
Brandy
Oh hon... Crying is normal. I have moments like that too. You are so overjoyed yet heartbroken too...
I can just see Yaya enamored with her little brother! So cute!
Newish to your wonderful blog.
I just want to let you know that, yeah, nursing is the most natural thing in the world, but you still have to learn it. Not only are you learning how to do it, but so is your little guy. It took me *weeks* for me to produce enough milk to feed my little guy (a piglet at over 9lbs at birth) and that's after taking herbal suppliments. You'll both get the hang of it soon enough!
If you can, see a lactation consultant...I got a free appointment because it is hospital policy where I delivered. It made all the difference.
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