Levi is a wonderful baby, he truly is. I thought Madilyn was easy... no, I think she was a high maintenance baby compared to this little man. Madilyn was hard to nurse... I was crying by about 2 weeks (and before then too) and had to be encouraged daily, sometimes hourly to stick it out just to at least 3 or 4 weeks to give it a chance. (I made it 13 months!!) Levi, from the very first time, has been easy. He latches on no problem, eats like a champ, and pulls of when he's done. HA! SOOO different. Just reinforces the statement that every child is different. He is a good sleeper... I am starting a bit of a schedule with him, that he almost does on his own. He eats about every 3 hours during the day (sometimes less if he's extra hungry ;) ), and then he'll do a 5-6 hour stretch at night (from 9p to 3a) once. The only thing that's hard is that he is SO gassy, no matter what I eat. I could eat chicken and water, and he'd be gassy. I have to give him mylicon or gripe water during each feeding, and it can still take me 10 minutes to get a good burp out of him.
He is so snuggly and sweet... he just nestles in and loves to be swaddled and cuddled. He also seems to really love Madilyn. He turns towards her when she's talking to him, and puts up with a lot of her snuggles and constant kisses. I was worried that there would be jealousy, but it's truly non-existent. It's different to her I guess, it's her brother. She constantly is trying to kiss him, shush him when he's fussing, covering him up if he's "cold"... she's very tender and nurturing.
My house is a disaster, and I don't get a ton done during the week when it's just me here, but that's ok... it will get better. John has been wonderful on the weekend, and he lets me have "me time" and helps me get stuff done. Sadly he gets home around 6:45 or 7 at night during the week, so we don't have too much family time during the week... so we take full advantage on the weekend.
I can tell Madilyn is 2 1/2... I am getting an earful. John and I were talking about her yesterday. Madilyn has 3 modes: whispering, yelling, and sleeping. Seriously! She's just non-stop. It's truly precious... I just have to remind myself of that sometimes. :) I hear a lot of her opinions too: "No, Madi not want wear that", "Madi wuv that shirt", "Madi not like those pants, Madi want wear pink ones", "No, Madi not listen, Madi need time out...". Seriously (even the last one!). She's learning how to whine every sentence... and how much it annoys mommy, she will never comprehend! She has very strong opinions that she is learning to properly express. We need to remind her several (thousand) times a day that when we love someone we talk to them nicely and lovingly. She's exhausting, but I love every ounce of her.
Well, gotta go put my little girl down for her nap!
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