I’m sure it’s the combination of taking care of a little newbie and chasing after a toddler, but man oh man... time seems to be flying by faster than ever, and I’d love for it to slow down just a bit. Little ones grow up so fast and I’m doing my absolute best to soak up every hug, smile, kiss, and laugh that’s thrown at me every day.
Makenna has spoiled us yet again. We’ve been blessed with such wonderful, healthy, beautiful kids—who LOVE to sleep :) Since we brought Makenna home from the hospital she has followed completely in Jaiden’s footsteps. We put her down sometime around 10pm-ish, she wakes up once around 3:30am, I nurse her, and then she falls back asleep until sometime around 7 or 8am. Trust me; we know how lucky we are. We have lots of friends with kids older than Jaiden that still wake up every few hours at night. We’re pretty busy here in the Combs household with two kids 16 months apart so getting good nights sleep is crucial for all of our sanity! I don’t know how I would make it through each day if I was sleep deprived. Jaiden, Makenna and I have established a nice little daily “routine” (if you can call if that with an infant involved) that seems to make my life a little easier. Jaiden is still getting lots of one on one time during Makenna’s long morning naps, and I spend the afternoon during Jaiden’s nap giving Makenna one on one attention... or taking a nap together on the couch :) Jaiden has surprised me so much in his willingness and desire to help me out. When Makenna is crying he brings her a binky, he loves helping me throw away her dirty diapers, he helps me burp her after she nurses, and bounces her in her bouncy seat when she’s fussy. Don’t get me wrong, he has his moments of jealousy(!)... but he’s so much better with her than I would have thought. The first thing he does when he wakes up is searches for his little sissy to give her a hug. She gets lots of love from her big brother. It’s been great having nice weather lately; both kiddos absolutely love to be outside and would sit for hours going for stroller rides as long as we keep moving.
My goal is to keep the blog up to date every couple weeks, but if that doesn’t happen I’ll at least do it every month. It’s harder to find time to sit and update this when I have two little ones who LOVE their cuddle time with mommy! On that note, I’m off to soak in some snuggles before bed. I can’t wait for all of you to meet our baby girl. She has come into our lives and stolen our hearts. I was so worried before she arrived how it would be to have two kids to love, and how I’d be able to split up my attention between the two of them... but I wasted my time worrying. She’s the perfect addition to our family and I’m truly amazed with just how much love I have to go around.
Boy, is Makenna ever a mini-Kevin or what!?! What a sweetheart! I can't believe you're only waking up once during the night with a 1-month-old...so jealous! That's so awesome that the transition to two kids is going so well. Good job, Jaiden, for being such a good helper to Mommy!
ReplyDeleteI'll miss the more frequent blog updates, but I totally understand that you're swamped. Take in all the snuggle time you can get! I'm so so so happy for you, Sara, and your adorable family of four. :O)