On leave

I have found that I can almost forget that I have a job I am headed back to next month.  I am enjoying being home with my boys. I do miss feeling productive though. Although I have often complained about my inbox never being empty, it does feel like I get stuff done at work. 

At home, I seem to always have laundry to do, a living room to pick up, and other tasks that I feel like I just did yesterday. Or an hour before. What scares me somewhat is that none of these tasks are going to go away when I return to work. They will just become part of the evening and weekend routine instead of the slower paced day routine. 

Oh well - for now I will enjoy the longer cuddles on the couch with cole or the slower breakfasts with Corbin. 

Check out how fast they have grown--

Cole up close during that dreaded tummy time. 

Corbin was home sick with cole and me for most of last week. He wore these pajamas the entire time. 

Corbin climbed up the counter and into the cooler. He knew he was being funny.  I love watching his sense of humor develop. 

Don't you think the blue tongue brings out the blue in his eyes? Another reason to love lollipops!

Batman and Robin. Ready to help. 

I love this picture even if Robin is getting the short end of things. 

Here is Corbin cheering on cole during tummy time. 

Lots of sweet memories in the making!

Valentines Day

My gift to tom - a dozen bacon roses - made to order from the local meat shop.


And Cole sporting his special onesie from grandma sowers. He got tons of compliments.


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Brothers

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Snow!!

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One month

I can't believe Cole is a whole month old already. Well, he was yesterday as in 45 minutes ago so this post still works. Right?!

He is a sweet boy who likes to cuddle, eat lots, and make lots of grunting noises. He is starting to fit into some newborn clothes ( instead of the premie stuff) and he is alert for longer stretches now.

I forgot how often newborns eat and poop. I had forgotten how much people love to look at babies and tell you how beautiful they are. I forgot how little sleep you get with a newborn in the house.

I am learning how to help Corbin
still feel loved and very very very slowly I am learning how to let go of any visions on how bedtime should go. Especially with Tom out of town for work and two boys who always seem to want Mama at the exact same time. ( or when the two year old realizes how little mom can enforce when she is nursing--)

So here is that one month old --



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Photos of my boys

I don't have a lot of exciting stories to share. I am amazed at how fast time is flying, but how little seems to happen. But I do have two very cute boys.


Sleeping.


I love this one of Cole. You can see the dimple in his chin (thanks, daddy!) and just how beautiful he is.


Corbin got this roll of paper and a large pack of paper from grandma. He loves to draw so it is perfect!


Not 100 % sure how this happened. It was the middle of the night - maybe he sneezed?


The one eyed wrestling pirate!


One of Coles more awake moments. He makes this pursed lip look a lot.


Corbin reading a book to Cole and me while I am nursing. Such a good big brother!


I found these bathtub soap paints at babies r us. Corbin loved them and used all of them on his first bath with them. Oh well - so be it.


The walls of the tub still need to be hosed down. Maybe tomorrow my artist will be my cleaning buddy. Maybe?

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Big brother

A lot of people have asked how Corbin is doing with our new addition. If you know him, you know that Corbin is very social and loves attention. I was very worried about how he would react to sharing attention. Overall, he has done really well.

Aunt Sarah brought Corbin to the hospital on that Saturday evening. He also was going to spend the next night at my sisters so her family was there too. Tom went downstairs to meet Corbin and sarah came upstairs to be the one holding Cole when Corbin got there. I had read that suggestion in several articles about helping older siblings. This way Corbin had my full attention when he got there.

He immediately wanted up on the bed with me and asked - Mommy, what are you doing? We talked a bit and I asked if he wanted to meet his baby brother. Not yet, he told me. He got down and explored the room for a while before I told him that the baby had a gift for him. (Another hint from the experts). He came back on my lap and opened his present. With each item, he would say, thank you, baby.

We then brought Cole over for the introduction.










Overall, it went well with just a few pokes. Corbin also thought it was funny to pull the baby's hat over his face because Cole would react so much. Note to self - keep an eye out for that one.

Overall - I was pleased with that first interaction and things have been fairly good since. A couple older brother meltdowns when mom can't carry both of them but Corbin has been a good helper and thinks his brother is pretty interesting. And Corbin is still the star of the show most of the time since baby brother mostly just eats, sleeps, and poops.

Here's a couple more photos of Corbin lately.













































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