Sorry it has been so long since I've actually written and posted something here, but, as you can imagine, things in our house have been a bit busy. Lauren had spring break this last week, so she was home every day and I had to get creative with dividing my time between the two of them (a preview of what this summer will be like). Thankfully, she was very patient and understanding of the times when her brother needed to eat and she was able to occupy herself quite well with Polly Pockets or coloring. She continues to be a very sweet and loving big sister and asks to hold him often. She loves that he can grasp a hold of her finger now and she thinks it is so fun to give him his pacifier. We did have our first (of many, I'm sure) incident the other day...he was laying on the floor and while trying to walk around him, she stepped on his foot. Of course, he screamed and she cried because she felt so bad that she had hurt him. :)
As for mister Nolan, he is growing so much! I can hardly believe my eyes sometimes...it seems that he changes a little more every day. He is only a month old and already smiling and cooing and wearing 3-6 mo. clothing. He is sleeping about 5 hours at a time at night, but I'm hopeful that he will be sleeping through the night at 2 months, like Lauren was. Being on his reflux medication has definitely helped, but he does go through bouts of colic now and then and we have to gear ourselves up for a few hours of screaming. Thankfully, this almost always occurs in the evenings when Ryan is home, so we can trade off. We go in on Monday for his 1-month checkup and will find out how much he weighs and how tall he is. Ryan and I always placed bets before Lauren's checkups and whoever was closest got to pick their prize (I got him to clean the toilets for a month). So, I'm looking forward to winning this one, too and I'll let you know what I get!
Lastly, I am doing fairly well - managing two kids isn't as hard as I had built it up to be in my mind. My body has adjusted to having less sleep each night, so I don't feel completely wiped out in the mornings. Other than several wardrobe changes throughout the day (due to spit up and/or leaking diapers), I am really enjoying having a newborn to snuggle and rock and sing to. I forgot how much fun this can be! And I have to just brag on my husband for a moment. Ever since Nolan was born, he has faithfully helped with changing diapers and baths and still gets up with me in the middle of the night when I feed him. All this and he somehow finds the energy to get up for work each day! I am so blessed!!
Here are some more recent pictures of our not-so-little man:
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