Week one down, and then some!
Well. We survived the first week. Charlie’s Gramma and Ben came to town and stayed with us for the first five days and it was such a help. They were able to give some extra needed attention to Liam and I think the distraction helped with the transition of bringing Jocelyn home.
Charlie’s work gave him a week off so he didn’t have to go back until this Tuesday. Since he has been back at work I have had such great support from family and friends with offers to help and it has been a help. Liam spent the day at Gramma and Papa Moo’s house on Tuesday and yesterday Mandy, Kylie, and Cody and we three went to the park to enjoy the 65degree weather. It has been the perfect gift to have such nice weather so Liam can go outside and play and explore.
Jocelyn is doing great. She actually lets me sleep quite a bit for a newborn. I usually get one long stretch at night, maybe 4-5 hours and then 2-3 hour stretches otherwise. I have no complaints, however I am coming off of a very restful night today, ask me tomorrow and it may be different.
The mom’s group I go to is also being very helpful as they have set up a food rotation and will bring us a few dinners this week. It was nice to wake up this morning and not have to think about dinner right off the bat. It has gotten easier to accept help as I have gotten older and maybe a little wiser too.
Liam and Jocelyn are doing well together. Liam usually likes to check in on sister to give her a pat and a kiss and then it is off to whatever strikes his fancy at that moment. I am perfectly happy with that for now. He gets concerned when she cries and usually tries to bring her things like blankets or burp cloths. It was a bit scary yesterday when he brought her his toddler tee ball set as she sat in the swing. She ended up with a bit of a welt on her face but she survived. We are constantly working on gentle and it helps that we have a Luci cat that he also has to be gentle with so it is not entirely a new concept.
Well, I am excited to get started on the Wii Fit and get rid of some of my extra but I am not sure when to fit it in yet. Our days seem so long and to fly by at the same time. Sometimes I lay and wonder how we are a family of four all of a sudden, seems to have happened so fast. Well, again thank you for all the prayers and support. We love hearing from you!
Nickie