Getting Started

I tried this blogging thing when Benjamin was born but never followed through. Maybe it was because I was so focused on being a new mom and also going back to work. This time I am determined to follow my boys as they grow up and to keep a record of their looks at different ages and all of the amazing things that they will do.


So maybe its already 15 days into the new year, but it is not too late to get started. After all, our new arrival, Evan, is only 11 days old. While I am crazy about him, I have to say that there is not too much to write about him yet. He sleeps very well and eats like a champ. When he is awake, which is brief, he is able to make pretty good eye contact and really hasn't had the "cross eyes" that a lot of newborns have. He has a serious look about him and I can't wait to see that first smile. He has been very easy on his daddy and me. In fact, as I write this blog I feel well rested! We can't believe how easy it has been at night. We usually have to wake Evan up to feed him and we get about 6-7 hours of sleep total.


Benjamin is handling things very well. He was not a big fan of Evan in the very beginning and was pretty ambivalent. But he has gotten plenty of attention from his grandparents and mommy and daddy are doing their best to devote attention to him. I have felt pretty sad that I am missing out on special one-on-one time that I used to have with him. Its probably partly due to my post-maternity hormonal changes, but I have been tearing up when I read him a book at night. Its almost as though I feel my love more strongly for him now that Evan is here. Benjamin is such a joy for all of us. He is talking so much now and has so many new words and phrases each day. He has such a sense of humor and it seems that he can now understand a joke or that something is silly. As I watch Benjamin, I just can't wait to see how Evan's personality will emerge.

This first 11 days I have been so thankful to have my parents, Amma and Papa, help me with the boys. Since having a C-Section it has been harder to get around and I don't know how I would do it without the help. I am also thankful for the boys' Granmom and Grandad for coming over and bringing dinner for us. We are blessed to have so much help available. Indeed, the word that comes to mind about my life and our family is "blessed".