Update on how we are doing...

Carter has adjusted very well to having a sister. He helps me when I ask him to. He is patient when Lanie needs to be fed, changed or held. He loves holding her and finds it quite amusing when Lanie stares into his eyes. I am learning quickly how to juggle both kids but find it easiest when Daddy is home to help me entertain at least one of them. Sleep is not something I get much of. When Lanie first came home she was sleeping 3-4 hours a night. Then it dwindled down to 2.5 hours a night. Now she is only lasting an hour and a half before needing to be fed. I am tired to say the least but I remind myself that it will pass. I don't wish it to fly by because right now I am enjoying her size, her stage that she is in. It won't be long before she is out of this stage and into the next. I will be sad to see each stage pass by. It went by too fast with Carter and I was too busy wanting sleep and too excited to see what cool stage would come next to enjoy what I was experiencing at the time. I know better this time around. I am in no rush for sleep this time around, no rush to see her crawl or walk or do things on her own. It is hard to believe she will be 2 weeks old already tomorrow. sniff sniff.

Lanie is doing great. She is a quiet baby and very easy going. She has already surpassed her birth weight. She eats good and loves to snuggle. Yesterday she was quite fussy. Hard to tell what was causing it, air bubbles in her belly or maybe it was just the heat. She seems to be doing better today. I had sworn off co-sleeping during my whole pregnancy but resorted to it all night last night just to get some sleep. I could not take another night of waking every hour and a half so I gave in. She sleeps better on my bed... What a surprise, I do too. The good thing is she does not need to be touching me like Carter needed. A friend said there is a benefit to co-sleeping though. A parent's breathing reminds the baby to breath so it helps reduce the risk of sids. Having her in our bed helped me get an extra hour or two of sleep last night. It was nice. The plan though is to try to find a way to get her to sleep back in her bed. I swaddled her today and she seems to fall asleep a lot easier on her own. Will try swaddling tonight as long as it is not too hot.

I don't think she is too far from being able to roll over onto her belly from her back. She can already get from her back to her side. She is also a great scooter. When on her back she can get herself from one side of the bassinett to the other side no problem.

I hope everyone has a wonderful and fun filled Mother's Day today.