It's hard to believe our little guy is almost a month old. It's amazing how much he has grown and changed from this:
Rylie and Liam have adjusted well to having a new little brother, and of coarse some days are better than others. Liam still has a hard time dealing with that he has to share us with another sibling. We take time and special attention to make sure he knows how much we love him, and we make sure to give him one-on-one attention in all the craziness. I will take him by himself when I have to run errands or do something special just him and I, and my husband does the same. Rylie is doing pretty well and loves her new brother. She understands more than Liam when her requests can't necessarily be meant "right now." We also spend one-on-one time with just her as well. We think it's important to give each child individual time when we can so that they don't feel any less important than another sibling or feel like they aren't getting enough attention because of another sibling.
It is more challenging when it is just me with all three kids! One mommy + 3 kids = some chaos! I am figuring out how to best meet all of their needs in a timely manner, keep Rylie and Liam's fighting to a minimum, keep my sanity, and be the best mommy I can be for them. I do have to give loads of credit to my wonderful husband!! He is truly the best hands~on daddy and I am very thankful to have him. There is no "my job or your job" when it comes to caring for the kids, well except for the producing breast milk part, that is a "mama job", but we just tag team when it comes to taking care of the kids, and we try to spend equal time doing things for each of the kids so it's not only one of us caring for one child or the other. I couldn't ask for a better husband and daddy for our littles!!!!
Eric is a great baby, he is pretty quiet except for when he is hungry or has poo in his diaper. He really only wakes up twice during the night to eat. For a couple of nights though he was not wanting to go back to sleep after eating. He was staying awake for the few hours after eating up until his next feeding. This made for a tired mama and baby. Then he was sleeping more during the day and not wanting to sleep well at night. Last night I tried something a little different. When he would wake up to eat, I switched from changing his diaper after he ate to before he ate. I noticed he wakes up more during his diaper change, perfect for getting ready to eat, not so great for trying to get him back to sleep. By doing this, he would get sleepy while eating and he was able to get back to sleep quicker. We slept much better last night! We are also trying to keep Eric up more during the day for better sleep at night.
So overall we are making it as a new family of 5!!! We are learning and growing as our children grow. Each challenge is a learning experience, and while all of our children have the same parents, our three children are anything but the same. We are always learning the best ways to deal with and bring out the best in each of their personalities.
Well I better get back to my littles, I wanted to update on how Eric was doing and how our new family of 5 is adjusting. Eric's birth announcements will be mailed out soon, I was waiting on his newborn photos to make the announcements so I'm a little behind, but I will share the chosen announcement once they get mailed out to our family and friends.
~Jamie
(the blessed Mommy)
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