After a hellacious delivery on Tuesday, we got to come home Friday. I've been super slow moving but getting a little better every day. The transition from one kid to two is surprisingly easy if it weren't for my own physical setbacks. Elliott adores baby brother (almost at a dangerous level). She would hold Leo all day long if I let her, and is constantly offering him pacis and kissing him. I guess I've done well training her to be a helper because I ask her to fetch me things a lot and she does so happily.
Baby boy sleeps well. Mostly in his rock n play but in our arms, as well. He also likes the bouncer seat but we haven't tried the mamaroo since it's in the basement and mom can't quite do stairs yet. He spends much more time alert than Elliott ever did probably because there is just more ruckus keeping him up. I don't think we would have to cosleep at all if it weren't for me not being able to lift him in and out of bed. He starts off in his rock n play but since he's waking about 3 times a night I don't make andy get up to put him back every time. I don't want him to sleep in our bed until 16 months like Elliott, but for now it's just fine. The halo bassinest is great in theory but I will probably sell it soon.
Leo came out of the womb an A+ nurser. We haven't had a single trouble and I haven't even been sore. Since my milk has come in, he does have some trouble with keeping up and it goes down the wrong pipe. I'm hopeful it's just a learning curve and he will cut down on the coughing soon. He also still has a bit of gunk in his nose from delivery that gives him some wheezy breathing which I'm sure makes nursing a bit more difficult. I have decided to really cut back on dairy this time since I can already tell Leo is going to be a gassy one. He spits up already when Elliott didn't start until she was a few months old (my milk production is also abundant though). I'm also more strict on making him burp, too. Although sometimes he gets to snooze on me, I don't want him to rely on nursing to sleep like his sister did. For now it's good for my supply so I'm going with the flow.
We haven't had any tantrums or meltdowns just yet. Honestly, Leo doesn't even really cry. I'm sure that will change as he comes out of the super sleepy newborn phase. At his first pediatrician appointment at 6 days old, he weighed 8 lb 9.9 oz (up from discharge weight of 8 lb 3 oz). Newborn clothes are on the tight side but are still in rotation because I apparently didn't buy enough and we haven't kept up with laundry due to me not being able to lift anything.
I'm starting to function a little bit better and am really ready to parent like normal. Elliott has been taken care of by others almost exclusively the entire week and I'm looking forward to getting to our own routine. She's been a peach during this transition though, so it's nice to not have that to deal with that. Thankfully it's not planting or harvest and Andy has been with me the whole time. He gets stir crazy in the house so much but it's made him see how much I really do around here! Our families have brought us food which has been perfect, otherwise Andy would just feed me pizza on repeat.
We are so lucky to have these two kiddos.
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