Well, we've been slowly getting acclaimed to having an additional child around the house and at week 4.5 I think we're doing pretty well. We've been enjoying meals that our community group and other friends have been bringing us for several weeks and are working through some of our frozen meals now, so not having to cook full dinners (and having leftovers for lunch) has been extremely helpful in this transition. (Thanks all!)
Things during the day while Brad has been at work have been going pretty smoothly. I took Caed and Lydia on our first outing without Brad about 2 weeks ago and after that trip, I felt much more confident in my ability to handle both kids by myself. On that trip we went to the mall with the double jogging stroller and were able to have lunch and run a few errands. I even made it into the dressing room at H&M to try on a few shirts! (I was very impressed with myself!) And our big stroller just fits into the handicap dressing room! Lydia slept the entire time and Caed did pretty well too (minus a small incident of tugging Lydia's ear from the other side of the stroller).
In addition to this trip, running simple errands, going to the park, etc. have become a regular part of our weekly schedule now and it certainly helps make life feel normal again, which I am very thankful for!
The morning has been the to
ughest part of the day to juggle, but I'm thankful that Brad has been able to go in a little late to work on some mornings to help get things moving. It's tough when so many things have to happen at the same time ... nursing Lydia first thing, changing Caed's diaper and helping him get dressed, getting him breakfast and actually eating myself ... needless to say, I'm very thankful that Brad is able to be so flexible with work and help out with all of this stuff!
At week 3, we were able to give Lydia her first full-fledged bath and nervously, we decided to do it while Caed was bathing too. Caed had his designated side of the tub and Lydia had her's (and Brad and I were right there in case of a problem) ... so it worked out pretty well, and Caed really enjoyed taking a bath with his sister.
And then two days ago, I decided to get Lydia's activity mat out, not knowing if she was really ready for it yet or not, but it turns out that she really enjoys it! She tracks the toys with her eyes as I move them and moves her arms and legs really well as she lays down and looks at everything. (She's growing so quickly!) It's wild that we can have "planned" activities for her now (well, one activity, but that's a big step :). And as you can see from the picture below, Caed enjoys playing with Lydia on the activity mat too.
Things during the day while Brad has been at work have been going pretty smoothly. I took Caed and Lydia on our first outing without Brad about 2 weeks ago and after that trip, I felt much more confident in my ability to handle both kids by myself. On that trip we went to the mall with the double jogging stroller and were able to have lunch and run a few errands. I even made it into the dressing room at H&M to try on a few shirts! (I was very impressed with myself!) And our big stroller just fits into the handicap dressing room! Lydia slept the entire time and Caed did pretty well too (minus a small incident of tugging Lydia's ear from the other side of the stroller).
ughest part of the day to juggle, but I'm thankful that Brad has been able to go in a little late to work on some mornings to help get things moving. It's tough when so many things have to happen at the same time ... nursing Lydia first thing, changing Caed's diaper and helping him get dressed, getting him breakfast and actually eating myself ... needless to say, I'm very thankful that Brad is able to be so flexible with work and help out with all of this stuff!
And then two days ago, I decided to get Lydia's activity mat out, not knowing if she was really ready for it yet or not, but it turns out that she really enjoys it! She tracks the toys with her eyes as I move them and moves her arms and legs really well as she lays down and looks at everything. (She's growing so quickly!) It's wild that we can have "planned" activities for her now (well, one activity, but that's a big step :). And as you can see from the picture below, Caed enjoys playing with Lydia on the activity mat too.
