State of the (new) life update
Wow, been awhile since I said anything. I have an excellent excuse though. Our daughter, Laurel was born about a week early. I was more than ready for her to show up though :)
Labour was labour. Some of it completely sucked (like the botched epidural that had to be performed twice), some of it was completely easy (only 20 minutes of pushing compared to the two hours for Jet). But she's here, she's beautiful and Graig and I are so proud and happy and sleep deprived.
Jet's adjusting to being a big brother fairly well. He's quite concerned about Laurel's happiness when she cries. And it's not a 'will she shut up?' concern, he's honestly worried that she's unhappy and wants to help her. I'm also glad he sleeps though any of her crying at night, as I'm sure being woken up by her might make him a little unhappy about her.
She's a good baby, regular amount of fussiness, but she eats a lot. Every two hours or even less. Which is normal for a breast fed baby, but whew, it does wear me out. Jet was less interested in eating, he'd go every three hours, and it's amazing how much that extra hour is needed. Laurel did only wake twice during the night the other night and it was sooo good to have that bit of extra sleep. But, she's healthy and packing on the weight, and that's a good thing.
We have a plethora of pink clothes for her, despite our not having bought a single pink thing for her. We were trying to avoid that, but well, pink is everywhere for a little girl, and we knew we were going to get pink things for her and we were right. Some of it is as cute as the dickens though, and I'm reminded once again how much easier it is to shop for girls clothes than boys, the selection is always much greater. It's quite annoying.
Overall though, the family is good. Graig has been home this entire month which has been wonderful. My husband is a huge help and already a fabulous father (just like I knew he would be). Often he's the only one who can calm Laurel down during her fussy periods. If she sits with me, she just wants to eat, and then she overeats and becomes more fussy. It's a vicious circle :)
I hadn't really forgotten how... all consuming a new-born is. Sometimes its tough, but also I realize, second time around is easier as (for me) the anxiety level that's there with a first born just isn't there this time. It's easier to relax and enjoy Laurel being here rather than worry about everything. Not that I was a worry wort with Jet, but that niggling 'am I doing this right' that was always there with him just isn't here now.
Labour was labour. Some of it completely sucked (like the botched epidural that had to be performed twice), some of it was completely easy (only 20 minutes of pushing compared to the two hours for Jet). But she's here, she's beautiful and Graig and I are so proud and happy and sleep deprived.
Jet's adjusting to being a big brother fairly well. He's quite concerned about Laurel's happiness when she cries. And it's not a 'will she shut up?' concern, he's honestly worried that she's unhappy and wants to help her. I'm also glad he sleeps though any of her crying at night, as I'm sure being woken up by her might make him a little unhappy about her.
She's a good baby, regular amount of fussiness, but she eats a lot. Every two hours or even less. Which is normal for a breast fed baby, but whew, it does wear me out. Jet was less interested in eating, he'd go every three hours, and it's amazing how much that extra hour is needed. Laurel did only wake twice during the night the other night and it was sooo good to have that bit of extra sleep. But, she's healthy and packing on the weight, and that's a good thing.
We have a plethora of pink clothes for her, despite our not having bought a single pink thing for her. We were trying to avoid that, but well, pink is everywhere for a little girl, and we knew we were going to get pink things for her and we were right. Some of it is as cute as the dickens though, and I'm reminded once again how much easier it is to shop for girls clothes than boys, the selection is always much greater. It's quite annoying.
Overall though, the family is good. Graig has been home this entire month which has been wonderful. My husband is a huge help and already a fabulous father (just like I knew he would be). Often he's the only one who can calm Laurel down during her fussy periods. If she sits with me, she just wants to eat, and then she overeats and becomes more fussy. It's a vicious circle :)
I hadn't really forgotten how... all consuming a new-born is. Sometimes its tough, but also I realize, second time around is easier as (for me) the anxiety level that's there with a first born just isn't there this time. It's easier to relax and enjoy Laurel being here rather than worry about everything. Not that I was a worry wort with Jet, but that niggling 'am I doing this right' that was always there with him just isn't here now.