Life with two kids is exciting. That's the catch-all term to cover the entire chaotic experience. Three or more must be completely crazy, but two definitely takes parenting to a new level. I knew, even with Ainsley being as energetic, curious, and spunky as she is, having one kid was a piece of cake. Adding another baby has been difficult at times, but also pretty manageable with the help we've had in place.
The best part is seeing how much AJ loves her little bro. She runs in when she gets home from preschool and checks in on baby Beckham. We sometimes have to remind her to be gentle with him, but she does pretty well most of the time.
She's learning to be patient with Beckham, and she's doing much better when he cries. In the beginning she would freak out and cover her ears whenever he started crying, but now she's figuring out how to help him calm down.
One week old. His motto at this point is "life is better in a straight jacket."
We're so grateful for swaddlers.
This is Bug's latest thing. She does it with newspapers, but more commonly she'll do the same thing with the loads of artwork that she brings home from school. She is pretty meticulous with how she arranges the pieces of paper, and it's really fun hearing her explain why she does what she does.
So yeah, life with two kids means that our house is generally a mess. If Bug is entertained, we're happy to let her artwork decorate every square inch of our townhouse.
A rare glimpse of nap time sans swaddler. I think we used the blanket as a swaddler, but he escaped.
Oh that little face - it's the best thing ever when he stares up at me while I feed him. Conversations are pretty one-sided these days, but that will change all too quickly so I'm soaking it up his smallness while I can.
I can't help but laugh when I see this picture. He HATES tummy time. I'm really surprised Steve captured Beck on his tummy in this picture because he rolls over the first chance he gets. Yup. He started rolling over at two weeks old. I mentioned how strong Beck is in an earlier post, but Steve and I were blown away when he started rolling over as soon as he did, and he does it consistently to avoid spending time on his tummy. We have ridiculously strong kids, and if they don't like something, they find a way to change it.
Awesome.
Another thing that I really like about Bug at this age is her blossoming independence (a two-edged sword). She wants to get herself dressed these days, and I'm usually impressed with the outfits she puts together. These fairy wings and chiffon skirt generally show up in one way or another. She's never been a fan of headbands, but that is slowly starting to change. She can keep one on her head for about two minutes, which is basically forever in AJ's world.
She really likes helping us give Beck a bath. AJ loved them, Beck hates them. We learned very quickly that our kids are very different. I'm excited to see more similarities and differences as they continue to grow up.
Here is Beck's one-month picture. He seems huge to me here. I should have included multiple photos showing the sequence of him sitting upright, in the process of falling, then finally face-planting onto the elephant and waiting for us to save him.
My favorite picture of Beck to date. This captures so much of his personality as we've seen glimpses of it - alert and expressive, yet calm and content at the same time. How I love this kid!
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