The Doctors Wife

A+ Parenting

So yesterday we had David's newborn pictures. We had to wait about 15 minutes (past our appointment time) and things started off well enough. Then my little man started to get a little restless, then I knew that a diaper change was in order. The diaper change was well timed as we were preparing to do the bare bottom pictures. However as I pulled out the diaper holder, all that was in it was wipes and a spare outfit. No diapers. Not a single one. Yes, this is my second child. That is the kind of A+ parenting that goes on at my house folks, you might want to take notes, yes indeed, you might want to take notes.

(Mike went and purchased the needed size ones and the diaper was changed without incident and we were able to go about our afternoon. However we did not get any of the adorable bare bottom pictures that I had hoped for, we will have to schedule another appointment for that, but the pictures we did get turned out really cute)

Letting Go

Back in late fall, in a fit of nesting energy I decided that it was time to sort through the clothes that Hannah had out grown and get rid of them. Since we knew that our second child would be a boy, there was no point in holding onto the boxes of sweet little girl clothes. I spent several afternoons sorting through everything, and ended up with one box of things to keep, a smaller box of unisex items, and several boxes of clothes that needed to find a new home. 

I scoped out consignment stores, made a mental list of friends who had little girls who were younger than Hannah who were born in the same season, etc. I had shed my tears looking at the sweet little tiny clothes that my now big girl had once worn, I had reminisced over the special outfits and favorite play clothes and had narrowed down the things that I could not bear to get rid of, and was ready to let go of the rest. As I was finalizing my boxes of clothes I had jokingly made a comment to Mike "You know what's going to happen? We are going to get rid of all of this and the baby is going to end up being a girl!" Ha ha ha. But Mike did not think this was funny, and in fact thought that this would be quite a predicament, so Mike asked that I not get rid of anything until after the baby was born, just in case.  

Well, my little guy is here, and is very much a little boy. There is a large consignment sale later this week, and I signed up to be a consignor. So I have spent  a large portion of my day (and will spend a large portion of tomorrow) steaming, pressing, hanging and preparing all of Hannah's sweet little spring/ summer things to find new homes. And can I say that  my goodness Hannah has a ton of clothes!! 

So I have now crammed my little work station into the corner of our bedroom  so I don't hurt myself getting up in the middle of the night with the baby. I finished one box, but have three more to go!

Natalie, is there anything I can send your way?

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Happy Saturday! (It is Saturday right? I live in a land where time and dates have no significance- the kids are my clock!)

A Random Post Of Random Thoughts

I like the bullet points, so yes, we will go with bullet points!

• I can hardly believe that my little guy is pushing two and a half weeks! Part of me feels like it was yesterday that we were in the hospital, but then there is a bigger part that cannot remember what life was like before him. 

•My mind is constantly swirling around with a million things- I think about what it was like at this stage with Hannah, and how this time around things are so different, what a fun stage Hannah is at now, how much laundry I am doing (I forgot how much laundry a newborn creates!), the crazy amount of planning that I am doing to maintain a thread of order, and how great our family and friends have been, and on and on and on!! 

•My mind is so busy, it ends up being a good thing that I am so tired at the end of the day, otherwise I don't know if I would be able to sleep!

• Our sweet neighbors brought us dinner earlier this week including some very excellent banana pudding- thanks Bob and Shari! My friend Katie brought us dinner tonight- and oh my, yum! Everything was so good- thank you Katie!! 

•Mike's parents and sister are coming up for a weekend visit tomorrow, and Monday my Mom is coming back up to help us out during Mike's last week off, and will stay for his first week back to work. I am so grateful for all of the help- thanks Mom!!

And now I have to go and catch up on some DVR'd American Idol (oh Jackie- what on earth were you thinking with those terrible, terrible pants???) 

Chompability

Oh how I love those cheeks! I could chomp on his chub all day!

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day! (With a ton of pictures!)

I did a little decorating a couple of weeks ago (hooray for nesting energy), nothing fancy, but still festive!

The dining room.

The "love" banner in the living room.

Heart Picks were tucked into plants and arrangements.

We started the day with pink heart shaped pancakes, raspberry yogurt, and strawberry milk. Normally I am not a fan of artificial colors/ flavors, but it's a special occasion and Hannah loved it!

Hannah's basket of Valentine's goodies.

 

Opening up and trying out the goodies!

 

V-day pictures (David's romper says "I'm the man of your dreams")

I found these cute little mail boxes and filled Hannah's up with little valentines.

That's about it for us! Hope you all had a great day surrounded by those you love!

The Second Time Around

Second babies. What can I say? While David will not have the one on one time that Hannah enjoyed, he will have a big sister who adores him and parents who feel more at ease in their parenting stride. I think back to how things were with Hannah at this age- while I loved that little girl more than I ever thought possible, I was stressed. Stressed about breast-feeding, stressed about her lack of weight gain, stressed about moving, and stressed about not knowing what I was doing. At the time I didn't recognize all of the stress that I was feeling, but now having baby number two, I can look back at the stressed out mom that I was, and oh how I wish I could tell her to take a breath, relax and listen to her intuition. Listening to that voice that would tell me "I am this child's mother, and I know what is best for her" The voice was there from the beginning, it just took me a little longer to listen to the voice. This time around, I listen for that voice, I trust the instinct. I tune out the outside voices so I can hear it. So while David is the second baby, and my attention will nearly always be somewhat divided, he has a mama who loves him more than life and one who is more comfortable and confidant in her parenting skin, and that is definitely a good thing.  

A Very Random Post

Where to begin? I have about a million things swirling around my head, and have only a few minutes to write. So this is going to be a list-y post because I love a list and it is the best way to get a few of these things off my mind!

•We had our check-up with the pediatrician yesterday and everything is just perfect. This is such a welcome change from the same age with Hannah. Hannah had major weight issues and was jaundice that was borderline having to be treated, so not having any of those stresses is a welcome blessing.

•I am breast-feeding and again, so much better than where we were at with Hannah. This is where it is beneficial being the youngest- Mama actually knows what she is doing! Again such a huge blessing!!!

• I have a hard time "taking it easy" as per my discharge instructions. Even though I am tired, I have a hard time not doing things. It may sound silly but this is something that I have to make a conscious effort to do. My Mom and Mike are both here and are more than willing to do anything I ask, but I hate asking when it is something I can easily do myself.

 • I am way behind on reading blogs and probably won't get a chance to catch up, if I manage to read, I am not commenting much. If you have an awesome post or great news to share leave me a comment so I can catch up with your awesomeness or great news. (also funny- I am a fan of funny!)

• I have thank-you notes that have been ready to go out for days, but haven't actually made it to the mail box. I am kind of embarrassed, even though I know that the recipients are not timing me and the timeliness of my response, but I have a thing about thank-you's and it is what it is.

• Hannah was a ball of energy today (more than usual) and she was hilarious! She wants me to pick her up, but I am still under lift restriction and I'm trying really hard not to have mommy guilt about this, but she just doesn't get why I won't pick her up. 

• I have nine pounds to go before I am back to my pre-pregnancy weight, but I would like to lose an additional 10 after that. We'll see, as I am a fan of dessert, so yeah, we'll see. (also carbs, and cheese...mmm...cheese)

• I was planning on posting pictures, but am not going to spend the time to load them, perhaps another day.

• I am glad that Leah was sent home on Top Chef, she should have gone home a few weeks ago.

So yes, a very random post, but now my mind is a little less swirly. I hope you all are having a good week!

Staying Busy

Staying busy with this cutie:

And this cutie:

One phrase that I heard constantly while pregnant was "You sure are going to have your hands full!" To which I would respond, "Better full than empty" And yes, they are so very full! But so is my heart, I am so very happy and so very blessed. David is just a chubby little sweet heart and Hannah adores her little brother! Thank you all for your advice and sweet words of encouragement! Posting will be a little crazy for the next few days- but I have lots of things to share! 

He's Here!!!

Mike here, we just wanted to let you know that we welcomed our son David this morning.  Both mom and baby are doing great.  Joy will be back sometime later this week.