Sooooo ... blogging has been the absolute last thing on my to-do list lately. It's sitting right in front of "clean my house", so maybe tomorrow I can actually make a dent in that particular area ...
I've heard all sorts of opinions on which is most difficult: going from 1 kid to 2, or from 2 kids to 3. For me, so far, going from 1 to 2 has been quite an adjustment! Of course, it hasn't helped that since Clara was born (7 1/2 weeks ago) until now, we haven't gone more than 2 days without someone in the house being sick. Another factor is that Clara is taking a long time to adjusting to sleeping at nighttime. Lydia was sleeping through the night at 2 weeks. (I know, right??) Clara ... not so much. Add in Ben teaching seminary and I am one tired momma. But I'm getting used to having less sleep and Clara is finally getting onto a schedule and starting to sleep longer stretches at night ... sometimes. If only I could get her to go back to sleep quickly once she is done eating. Sometimes she's up for an hour or more, although that has become less frequent as well. We've had to set up a baby swing in our already crowded bedroom so if she fusses for longer than a few minutes I just put her in the swing instead of her bed. That keeps her calm until she goes back to sleep and allows me to go back to sleep sooner. So, we're finding ways to manage our difficult little sleeper!
Lydia is adjusting well also. She had a couple of whiny days where I could tell she was a little jealous of all the attention that Clara was getting but she's completely over that now. Instead she is my biggest helper. One of the most incredible things is when she anticipates what I might need or comes up with ways to help on her own and just does it. She is getting so mature. It's hard to believe she'll be 3 next month.
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