Well, somehow a whole month has gone by since my last post! I guess that shouldn't be surprising with all that we have going on these days. Wade is back in the swing of things at school, and the kids & I are settling into a routine I guess.
I don't feel too overwhelmed with both of them most of the time, although it is tiring & sometimes the nonstop responsibility & neediness of an infant & toddler gets to me. I find myself daydreaming of time alone, time before having kids, being able to just sit down & enjoy a meal, or do what you want when you want to do it, or spontaneously make plans with no need to take a million details into consideration, or exercise by myself, or of course, sleep through the night.
I know I'll look back on this time as a short season of chaos, so I try to just take it all in stride & enjoy as much of it as possible. Lindley has become a little colicky in the past week or two, which is draining. She pretty much cries from 8-11 p.m., and she's really never happy and awake at the same time. I'm hopeful that it is mostly due to her age (5.5 weeks now) and she'll get happier in a few more weeks.
She had her first bath at 2 weeks after her umbilical cord fell off. It's crazy how much she looks like Caden at this age, except for the dark hair.
I wouldn't say Caden is helpful, per se, but he's interested at least, and he does pretty well around her. He likes to point out her foot & hand & eyes & belly button.
This was the first time he "held" her - I was surprised that he wanted to, but he did great. Just sat still in the chair & looked at her sweetly for probably 10 minutes!
Sweet big brother!
I can't wait to see these two really interact & play together in a few months.
Fast forward a few weeks... we finally took some family pictures this weekend, so there is proof that the 4 of us really do belong together :). I love the shot that I used for the new blog header, and I also got some cute ones of just me & my baby girl.
All in all, life is good.
