I can't believe it is 2013! I also cannot believe that we are now a family of four! The past few weeks have been a bit of a blur, between holiday festivities, a sugar-crazed (and slightly spoiled) Toddler, not to mention the sleep deprivation that comes with having a newborn in the house.
Henry decided to surprise us with an early arrival. He is our lucky 12/12/12 baby. I was in the process of completing my "final big clean" of the house. I had just drug the vacuum cleaner up the stairs when..........my water broke! This was a completely different experience from what I had with James (where the contractions came first, and they broke my water at the hospital). A couple quick phone calls, and we were on our way to Milwaukee. Our little peanut arrived at 3:57 p.m. and weighed in at 6lbs 3 oz. (a far cry from his enormous brother at birth.....9 lbs.6oz.); he was 19.5 inches long.
Life at home has been an adjustment for everyone, but a very good one! My instincts about Baby Henry were spot on, he is an EASY baby. In all fairness, James had me prepared for just about anything. Luckily, I have a great eater and SLEEPER on my hands! Thank goodness we have one child that is a good sleeper, because I cannot say the same for our Toddler. As luck would have it, my Parents magazine featured an article about Insomniac Toddlers. As I had feared, the problem has been created by me. What started as the occasional night of easing James into ZZZland with the help of my presence; turned into a nightly ritual after our move. It was the least I felt I could do, seeing as he experienced a lot of changes in such a short span of time. The magazine had said that the best way to deal with it was to cut out the behavior cold-turkey. We started last night, and it was UGLY! I am hoping it gets better each night, and that we should all be getting peaceful slumber after a week of extreme sleep deprivation.
On the bright side, Henry's arrival marked the arrival of James being OFFICIALLY potty trained. James (in typical fashion) behaved in the opposite manner that most children do when a new baby enters the house. Instead of wanting to go back to diapers, he was even more grossed out by them! I have not changed a diaper on him in almost a month! For that, I will forever be in Henry's debt.
Happy 2013 to all; wishing all of my friends and loved ones a new year filled with health and happiness!
