Will:
Eva:
3 week-old Eva (I remembered that my very first blog post was titled "3 Weeks With Will" with the photo above and I wanted to do the same for Eva with the same exact pose, but of didn't get around to it. I managed to get the pictures below but they didn't turn out how I wanted):
(there's one in between these two where she's very unahppy- hence the pacifier)
Will's first bath:
Eva's fifth bath (the 2nd baby gets the shaft- unfortunately we didn't capture her first bath on camera):
Now for the updates.
Eva: She will be 5 weeks tomorrow and she is growing so fast already. When she was born she was so tiny and fragile that she felt more like a doll than a baby, but not anymore. She's starting to fill out and has more control over her body. A week ago Tuesday she was 5 lbs. 15 oz., so I'm sure she's over 6 lbs. now. She's eating great and wakes us every 3-3 1/2 hrs. at night. I've mastered the side lying position with breastfeeding, which makes me feel far less sleep deprived. I wasn't confident enough to try this with Will because he wasn't a great latcher early on and I was afraid I'd smother him. No such worries this time. Another difference between the two as newborns is that she doesn't cry half as much and really likes her pacifier (maybe this is why she doesn't cry as much?).
Will: He just had his 18 month check up on Monday and he's doing really well. My biggest concern with him is his appetite (I've mentioned before that he often asks for food all day long and would eat well beyond good portion sizes if we let him- not to mention that it takes him two seconds to clear his plate) and he actually went down in percentile with regards to weight so the doctor was not concerned. This was very good news because I was ready to call the endocrinologist if it continued to rise (it jumped from the 50th to the 75th between 9 and 12 months and rose even more at 15 months).
He has discovered the word "no" and it has replaced "bus" as his favorite word, although it's a close 2nd. I read a really good article here about toddler discipline strategies and there's a good section on responding to the word "no" (scroll down to the bottom). It's pretty interesting if you have a toddler. I've heard lots of people say that 18 months is when things got really interesting with their kids and now I see what they mean. Besides discovering his ability to decide things for himself, he's becoming pretty self-aware. Sometimes when we're talking about him he responds with looks or certain words even though we're not talking to him (I've started to monitor more closely what I say around him). He is a very smart and affectionate boy and it's been so much fun to watch him during this stage.
Here are some cute photos of the two of them I took the other day:
3 comments:
How adorable!! Thanks for sharing the updates and pics! It looks like everything is going pretty well for you guys. I need to start planning a spring-time visit! :)
Adorable pics! It cracks me up how other moms would always say that the 2nd child gets the short end of the stick, less pictures, less "firsts" etc and I always said I wouldn't do that....good to hear other 2nd time moms struggle with that too! Just keep loving on them!
Julie
They're so sweet, G. I love watching them grow... Rowan is starting to really have his own opinion about things and becoming more self-aware, too (he's 15 months). HOwever, I wish he would eat more! :) He's fine weight-wise, but I'm not sure how he's keeping it on...he barely eats anything! But it was the same with Ingrid, and she turned out fine... Funny how some things--like you said--second time around are so much less stressful. So much so that it's hard to get their "firsts"! Poor Rowan didn't even get a first birthday party! :( So, don't worry about not getting the first bath. I've got you beat for second time mommy forgetfulness... :) Have fun!!! So glad things are going well. Love you!
Lizzie
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