Two Kids- May

It's been awhile, hasn't it? Having a second child has been an adjustment, but now that we're almost three months out I'm beginning to feel like the pieces of my life are falling back into place. For example, I am actually cooking meals again. I am getting 4-5 hour blocks of sleep at night. And I don't have anxiety every time I have to go out of the house with two kids. How is that for progress?

To give an update of the last few months, I'll start with his name. The nickname of Teddy has stuck. We toyed with Theo but Teddy won out in the end. Nayeli calls him "Teddy-man" which is even better, and Ben throws an occasional T-rex in there. I'm pleased to say that I really like his name, even though I was rooting for Mckay until the night before he was born. Having said that, I'm not quite used to it. At his two month appointment I told the receptionist at the doctor's office that his name was Theodore... Roosevelt. Whoops. Apparently my brain was in auto-pilot and that's the Theodore that came to mind :)

But let's look at the evolution of life since we came home from the hospital.

Nayeli really liked Teddy initially. All she wanted to do was be by him, touch him, read to him, etc. However after a few days of that the novelty had worn off and she kind of ignored him. Luckily in the past month she's begun to like him again :)

Ben's work sent all this as a congratulations. The flowers were beautiful! It was so kind of them.

Best thing about a newborn? Having them sleep on your chest. It's one of Ben's favorite things about being a dad.

It's moments like these that make all the sleepless nights worth it.

She is constantly trying to put a pacifier in his mouth, although it's usually when he's completely content or asleep that she tries.

My sanity right after he was born was that we live by so many beautiful parks and playgrounds. We'd pack a lunch and get out a few times a week. It kept both Nayeli and me happy. Teddy was just content sleeping in his carrier.

Teddy was smiling at his two week appointment (not gas, as confirmed by the doctor) and this picture was taken at one month. I really feel like I knew his spirit before and he knew mine. We've connected, he and I.

Ben took a full week off work so he had time to take Nayeli hiking. It made it so that I could get a nap and be one on one with Teddy. It was great.

My little hiker- I love this picture.

Teddy is the sweetest baby but the hardest part initially was the lack of sleep. He was really gassy and would wake almost every 1.5 to 2 hours at night to burp, fuss and/or eat. Luckily he is growing out of that and I'm no longer the crazy woman I was those first few weeks.

Because of the sleep deprivation, I've dubbed May as the month we were all just trying to survive. The good news is that we did survive and I can even say we enjoyed ourselves. It's impossible not to when you have kids as cute as ours :)