Week 2

So our second week has felt pretty low key, but when I made a list of our "big" accomplishments for the week I was surprised how much actually happened in the last seven days. On Monday we had newborn pictures of Kieran taken and attempted to get a few family shots in as well. I also had my staples removed which definitely helped me feel like I could do a lot more on my own. Grandma took Reed all day Tuesday so it was just me and Kieran at home. I know Reed had a lot more energy as a newborn, but I just remember being so overwhelmed the first time around and having just Kieran to look after felt like a vacation! As evidenced by the pictures below he is definitely a sleeper. I even managed to get an hour or so of accounting work done. On Wednesday Grandma came over in the morning and I spent most of the time finishing up my work for the week while she played with Reed and Kieran slept.

Thursday was my first completely solo day with both boys. I was a little nervous and of course Kieran decided this was his day to stay up in the morning instead of snoozing it away like he had most of the other days. We survived though and even had some fun in the process. On Friday Nonna took Reed for the day and I took Kieran to the doctor, he is now weighing in at 7 lbs 14 oz. He was also circumcised. Our toddler free afternoon was pretty lazy. I caught up on some laundry, but other than that I let Kieran rest on me while I watched TV and let him nurse when he felt like it.

 

 

We had another leisurely weekend of making big breakfasts, taking family walks, and just going with the flow of the two boys. We made our first few attempts at "Tummy Time" and Kieran seems to kind of like it, so that is fun. Of course Big Brother likes to play along as well.

We had already decided earlier in the week we were going to order in pizza on Saturday and since Grandma was out of town we invited Grandpa to join us. Reed was so excited to have him over and played puzzles with him all night. Grandpa also got some good snuggle time in with Kieran.

On Sunday Kieran made his first official public outing, accompanying me to the grocery store (very bundled up in a carrier I was wearing I might add). When we got back to the house our friend Cameron stopped by to pick up Jon to play tennis and to of course meet the Little Guy as well. Sunday night we ventured over to Nonna and Pepe's house for our first extended family dinner since Kieran's arrival.

Having two kids definitely still feels "new" but at the same time we've worked out a pretty good routine and both boys seem to be adjusting just fine.