Witching hours and more

It's really nice doing this a second time around. I have resources already on hand and sort of know what to expect. For example, the baby has been fussy for awhile. What do you do? Put on the Moby and he's good, out like a light. Or go for a car ride, somewhere close, to change things up for awhile. Then 6 pm hits, right when you want to sit down to dinner after a long day, and the baby is really fussy again and he can't be soothed. You remember the "witching hours" and do what you can to get through to bedtime. It usually involves a lot of nursing, bouncing, and passing back and forth. The witching hours don't last forever. You don't worry about bed sharing or all the other little things that I tried to figure out the answer for the first time. You just do what works and comes naturally to you and go with it. Things change so fast and you know this. Max won't be a newborn for much longer. He'll soon be at a new stage and if this is my last kiddo, I'm making sure to enjoy all of these moments while they are here.

Since Max's birth, we've had 11 meals delivered, 12 if you count the delicious thai from my sister while I was going into labor. More meals are on their way. Isn't that wonderful? I love my old and new friends and our family.

Adjusting to managing two through the day can be tricky, but I'm starting to get the hang of it. I had my first full day with both yesterday but we just kept busy and kept it simple. My dad popped in unexpectedly to hang with us for awhile and treated us to an afternoon out. Then we had delicious mole enchiladas delivered by friends just as hubby was getting home from his long day.

Happy weekend all!