2 Weeks

At his 2 week appointment yesterday, Jakiah was 8 lbs, 3 oz and has grown 3/4 of an inch. Not surprising, he likes to eat!! Our pediatrician declared him 'perfect' as we already knew of course!

(Did I mention that a month ago I got a letter in the mail from Kalaya's pediatrician, who we LOVED, telling us he was retiring ON MY DUE DATE??? Long story short, we asked around, got recommendations and some how managed to get our first pick and we really like her!)

It's been busy at the Sigrah house for the last 2 weeks. (duh!) We've had some visitors, gone a couple of places, but mostly just stayed at home and tried to get this family of 4 thing figured out. I am SO GRATEFUL that Nelson has 6 weeks off. I cannot imagine him going back to work already. I am seriously terrified of the day he goes back to work in March. Obviously, I know we'll be fine, but he is so amazing right now. He is completely devoted to entertaining and taking care of Kalaya and some how is keeping the house cleaner than I ever manage to!! He's helping with Jakiah too, of course, but diapers and letting him sleep on him are his main ways of helping right now. (can't feed him, for obvious reasons!!)

Jakiah is pretty mellow. He is a BIG sleeper!! Maybe Kalaya was like this in the very beginning, but I don't remember it if she was. He seriously sleeps like 22 hours a day!! He wakes up about every 3 hours to nurse at night, more often during the day, but then goes back down pretty quickly. He has 2 times in the day where he's awake for 45 min-an hour, but that's all for now. He sleeps on us a lot of the time, sometimes in his swing or bouncy seat and is doing pretty well sleeping on his own too. He sleeps through wet diapers, but hates having his diaper changed. He is a sweet, snuggly little boy and I am over the moon in love with him!



Kalaya is adjusting pretty well. She looooves her little brother. She is fascinated by him, always wanting to know what he's doing, kiss him and report observations about him; 'He's awake!' 'Look at his tiny ears!' 'He's nursing' 'He wants to go in his swing' 'It's okay buddy, we're almost there!' 'He's hungry' 'What's he doing?' She is very, very protective of him, she prefers only mommy or daddy holding him. She gets worried when grandparents or anyone else holds him. She doesn't get upset by his crying, just says very matter of fact that he needs to eat or that he's talking, doesn't want to be in the carseat, etc. But, she has definitely been acting out otherwise, you can tell that she's dealing with the change, but probably can't put it into words. When she's cranky, it's more so than normal and the temper tantrums that started a few months ago are still going strong. Again, god bless Nelson, thank goodness for 2 parents around, one who can give his full attention and take her places as needed. We're trying to give her lots of attention and praise, giving her special time with each of us as often as we can and letting her do as much as she wants around and with her brother. Unfortunately, she's come down with a cold in the last few days and it has made her SO CRANKY and short about everything. We're trying to be understanding. The hardest part is trying to keep her from sneezing, coughing, etc on Jakiah, but not making her aware that she could get him sick and hurt her feelings.

My recovery is going so well. I honestly don't know why anyone would ever choose a c-section over a vaginal birth. Granted, my delivery was about as 'easy' as it could have been, but it just feels completely different. With the caesarian, I felt as though I was a patient recovering from major surgery (which I was!) and like I'd never feel normal again. This time, I have to remind myself to take it easy, because, other than being sleep deprived, I feel really good! I notice it if I overdo it, but I almost feel completely back to normal already.