Saturday, December 8, 2012

Oh wow. I've had Addles and Andrew since Thursday and I'm exhausted. I'm crazy to want more kids!!! It's tiring, but it's been very fun. I think the two under two is exhausting, I can't tell which spacing is harder; the 12 months between Addles and Reaggie, or the 22 months between Andrew and Addles.

You can tell that Ann is a good mommy, because Andrew is such a good and thoughtful person. He listens very well, shows compassion and initiative and is genuinely concerned when Addles fusses. He is going to make a great big brother or daddy someday.

Now.... How do I trick a two year old into a nap?

*yawn*

Thursday, December 6, 2012

I was just saying to John the other night, "can you imagine sleeping with two kids in our bed?" Then told him I felt it would happen soon. Well, it happened sooner than I thought. LOL

Andrew is spending a few days with us while Ann goes to Ohio for a funeral. He was missing his mommy, and I didn't want to put him in Reagan's crib to cry it out when he's already feeling sad. I held him and rocked him to sleep. We've got Addles and Andrew in our bed tonight. I love watching all of them sleeping.

It's a full king bed tonight in Pandaland.

It should get interesting at 2am when it's time for Addles' nocturnal feeding. Hopefully I can get her over to me without waking up Andrew.

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Addles has been drooling a lot, fussy, stuffing her fists in her mouth and wanting to nurse very frequently. I suspect teething, so I put on her amber necklace today.

Addles and I had a few appointments today at the hospital. First a sleep consult for Mommy and a lab, then our weekly counseling appointment.

Addles did fairly well, nursed at the sleep consult and fell asleep for a few minutes. The ladies in the waiting room at the lab loved Addles and told her she was beautiful. Addles said thank you by flashing her cute baby smile.

We had a fairly low key counseling appointment. Learned that they need one more person interested to start another Centering Babies group. I'm hoping that Amy and Josephine will be interested.

As we got off the elevator in the lobby another little old lady exclaimed how beautiful Addles was and said she looked just like Mommy. She told her husband she wanted to take Addles home.

On the way home from the hospital we stopped to get gas using Daddy's credit card. I could see the guy at Sunoco look at the card and look at me, saying, "she doesn't look like a John." I was afraid he might say something, but he didn't.

Addles fell asleep on the way home. I I didn't want to wake her, and it was warm out, so I left her sleeping in her carseat while I ran inside and made some lunch and ate it while I watched her sleep through the door. When I saw her moving I went out to get her. It felt good to be able to have lunch without a screaming baby.

We took a nap from 2-5. even though she was tired, she had a hard time falling asleep and nursed forever before knocking out. i think i was more tired than she was. Addles woke up and nursed in bed. I love laying with her and having the time to nurse leisurely. I love how she holds my boobies with her tiny little hands as she plunges her face in for milk. She was in good spirits as I changed her diaper, and played happily under the sea watching Finding Nemo while I made myself a salad for supper.

I'm feeling overwhelmed by everything that is happening. My health insurance only goes until the end of the month, so I'm rushing to get everything taken care of now. It looks like I'm having a sleep study done on the 19th, then I have to have surgery on the 21st.