Week Three…

Despite all the drama leading up to my delivery, when the nurse handed me our little boy - I melted. How could I have forgotten that feeling? It’s so amazing! I remember thinking how blessed we were that we had another healthy baby boy! I held him tight and thanked God for our miracle. As he snuggled toward my neck – I, who vowed this was my last hoorah for having babies, thought, “We could do this one more time.” I wasn’t sure if that was the hormones or all my emotions building up, but it did enter my mind and Todd said he was thinking the same thing.

During my pregnancy I remember wondering how a new baby would fit into our lives. But you know what? He just does. He was meant to be our son and we were meant to be his parents. We still haven’t figured out who he looks like – but of course I think he looks like his mother…

Speaking of looks, everyone seems have an opinion about our son’s appearance. It started with one of the nurses at the hospital who said that Jordan was so pretty – he should be a girl. Hmm. But it didn’t stop there. My mother said the same thing – and during her first visit – kept referring to Jordan as “she” and “her”. His doctor also used the “P” word - but soon corrected herself for calling Jordan “pretty”. Then just today – Todd was looking at him and said, “You know – he does look like he should be a girl.” And okay – maybe he does a little – we’ll just have to dress him in a lot of blue to avoid any confusion.

Despite all the comments, we think Jordan is perfect!
And he’s getting bigger by the minute. He’s already gained more than a pound and grown an inch. During the day he really is a dream baby. He sleeps through most anything, wakes up to eat and stare at his mom and dad for a minute then drifts back to sleep. But when nighttime comes, he’s a whole new baby.

I’m not sure what happens after ten o’clock. But the new Jordan kicks in and this baby doesn’t play around. He doesn’t want to be consoled. Instead of crying – he wails!
And he kicks with the best of them. Of course the doctor says he just has his days and nights mixed up and is just trying to make since out of this new life on the outside. But even when the night baby takes over, he is still adorable in my eyes – even though they’re very sleepy eyes.

While Todd and I have managed to make everything work between the two boys - that is about to change. Todd, who’s mainly been looking after Tyler the last two weeks will now be going back to work – which mean my challenge is just beginning. We’ve already had some clues about how life will change in our house – beginning with the ripple effect cry spells- which really took me by surprise. One night this week Tyler started crying - then before I knew it - Jordan had chimed in and the two were just going at it. It happened again around Tyler’s bedtime. He heard Jordan crying and started crying from his crib. It gets even more comical when we try to have them nap at the same time.

Todd and I have been trying not to take those moments too seriously…and we’re laughing more this time around…

Next week I’ll tell you how Tyler is adjusting to his little brother – which may not be a laughing matter…

Thanks again for all your well wishes and comments…
I’ve enjoyed reading them all - keep them coming!