3 month rambling.

It's been three months since we were a family of three point five (Netster the fish included). Life in those three months has been great. I'll admit at first I was overwhelmed. How was I going to wake up so often to feed?  Was the swaddle gonna go over his face? Was Jake jealous? So many questions. While  nursing went well, it wasn't as easy as it was with Jake. I'll spare the details but I literally thought about quitting in those first few weeks. Thankfully, we are over any issues and I have a grip on it all. It's an awesome bond that we share and it's comforting to know I'm doing ok - he's growing.
He loves his big brother and as soon as he hears him talking he lights up and smiles. Same goes for Jake. If he's away from Brody for anytime he always checks back to him and kisses him. He giggles when Brody sits in for story time or enjoys tummy time. It's amazing to see the bond that is forming.



The weeks fly by and Brody and Jake are both sprouting. Picking Jake up is like lifting half my body weight it feels!  He's an eating machine at times and will be as big as his dad in no time!  Brody is growing but it doesn't seem that he is as big as Jake was. At Brody's 2 month checkup he was 12 lbs. while Jake at that age was almost 14 lbs.   as I type that I'm thinking - stop comparing them. Let them be their own individual. I guess that's the twin in me!




What will Brody look like? What's his voice going to sound like?  Will he have the crazy cowlicks like J man?   These questions run through my head a lot but I'm ok in waiting for the answers... This stage is all too fleeting. I'm trying to soak him up as much as I can and not rush him to milestones. With the first I felt like he had to be on time for everything - rolling, babbling, reaching for toys etc. With number two I'd like to sit back and enjoy the ride!


Here are a few of cute Jake sayings in the past few weeks:

JAKE: Is Brody sleeping?
ALEX:  yes, and you should be too
Jake:  I am, my eyes were closed when I asked.


"It's a catastrophe... That means OH NO in French"


While sitting with his parents who were watching jeopardy:

You are always wrong, they say different things than you.

My dad stopped by this week on his way home from the casino bearing gifts for the boys and he asked Jake if he had gotten a hair cut recently.. Jake responded with ". Ya..but there's just one problem.."  He pointed to his oh so cute cowlick. ;)

While my dad was telling a story about Owls and seeing one the other night in a tree and being shocked that the owl was awake Jake explained to him that owls were nocturnal and slept during the day and were awake at night.  :). He's one smart cookie.


Ok. Enough typing on an iPad again. Photos to Come.

2013

2013! So I've been slacking here in blogger land. We all k ow, Brody is here. That leaves much less time for writing anything up. I am working on his birth story. It's long. It's up and down. I'm only writing it on here to have it saved as details will fail me years from now.

We are adjusting to life as a family of four. Brody is a great baby and his big brother is still in love. Kisses, kisses and more kisses he showers his brother with love all day long.
Alex and I are in love as well. I look at him in wonder most days. He was well worth the wait and the often struggle it was to get to this point. Love is as understatement. He just completes our family more so than I ever thought possible.

We are 12 weeks into my maternity leave and I can honestly say I never want to go back to work. Ever. I could stay home with these two boys forever. Unfortunately, we need my income and benefits and jake and Brody need more than just their mom. We have until March together and I'm trying to enjoy every day. Story time, the playgrounds, the YMCA, barnes and noble. We are on the go a lot.


Typing on an iPad is difficult so that's my excuse for being a crappy blogger.


I'll get back to it...for now..I. Enjoying my boyS.