Mother of Two

So, you ask, how am I doing being a mother of two? Well, don't ask! Once my sister and mother-in-law left last week, the kids were both in tears within 5 minutes! I made the mistake of sending Corey back to the school to study--he has his Board exams this weekend--but it was too much for me to do on my own that first night. Of course, as Zach's bedtime came around, Zoey began screaming, so I had to tend to her. I usually read to and rock Zach for awhile before laying him in his crib, but I told him I had to just lay him down because I had to take care of Zoey. He just stared at me with questioning eyes that were filled to the brim with giant tears. So I teared up as I faced the reality that my baby was no longer my ONLY baby, and that I must somehow divide my attentions and tend to both my babies' needs. So all three of us were in tears at that point! I finally got Zoey calmed enough so that I could lay her down and snuggle my Zachy before he drifted off. But I informed Corey that I needed him at bedtime until I got the hang of things.

A week later, it's going better, but I am exhausted. I worked a half day on Saturday and came home to a perfectly clean house and happy children, thanks to an amazingly helpful husband. Yesterday Corey came into the kitchen and said, "Wasn't it clean in here yesterday?" Well, yesterday was a post-Daylight Savings blur. I honestly do not know where the day went. Let's start with where the night went. Zoey is a great sleeper-- especially compared to her older brother, who didn't have more than a 2 hour stretch until he was a month old. She'll usually have about a 5 hour stretch in the night, but she doesn't have a predictable schedule the rest of the day, so sometimes that stretch ends at 2:30 am, and sometimes it is closer to 5 am. So I wake up in anticipation of her feeding, and will often be up for hours before she actually wakes up enough to eat. Also, she takes her sweet time eating. It takes roughly an hour to feed and burp her. I do my best to keep her awake through feedings, but she dozes through them regardless. So I am awake several hours every night, I get up with Corey at 5:50 for prayers, and then Zach arises nice and early anywhere from 6:30-7:30 am. I am too tired to get fully up and around until 8:30ish, then after feeding and dressing us all, it's suddenly naptime. We try and go on a walk every day, and the rest of the day seems to be taken up with Zoey's lengthy feedings and me trying to squueze in some play time with Zachary.

Luckily, Corey's Boards will be over on Sunday, and then my mom is coming out in a couple of weeks, so hopefully I can catch up on some zzzzs. Until then, I'll probably be as groggy as I am right now! I do love these two kiddos and wouldn't trade my situation for any other in the world--I just wish I had a live-in nanny some days! I'm trying to enjoy and snuggle them every minute, because I know these days will be over  before I know it.