When people ask, I have told them that the second kid seems to be "easier" than the first. Dont get me wrong, it is still challenging to get up in the middle of the night and lose sleep, but since my labor and delivery was so much less time consuming than the first time around, I have felt pretty refreshed and rested most days. With the exception of 2-3 days, I have made sure to get a nap in from 2p-4p (when Karsen naps) and I have also made sure to go to bed for the night between 8p-9p. That has helped me "stay ahead" of the exhaustion. There have been a few rough days as of late, where I am quickly reminded of the exhaustion, but luckily I can usually get through it with a nap or an early bedtime.
The last month has been quite fun and it is so interesting to see how different Conley is from Karsen, in terms of this newborn stage. Karsen liked sleeping at an angle in the swing...Conley couldnt care less. He has actually slept flat on his back from day one and seems to like it! We started off our time at home with me sleeping in the spare room with Conley in the pack n play. After a couple weeks of that, I decided we needed to move Conley to his crib in his own room. With Conley in the room with me, I heard every little noise he was making and would wake up to check on him. A few times, I even got up and got Conley up to feed him and he clearly wasnt interested in eating. UGH! Moving him to his own room has really helped both of us, get some better sleep!
The biggest adjustment for me has come over the last week and a half...all of the day-in/day-out help is gone and it is just me and the two boys! I realized quick that I cant hold Conley as much as he wanted to be held...and I cant entertain Karsen as much as I used to, or would like to. My answer for not holding Conley is by getting a baby carrier so I can wear him around the house. I borrowed one from a friend and bought one on the shop and swap website before Conley was born and didnt like EITHER one...so I bought another one on the shop and swap and LOVE it! Problem solved there!
I am still trying to figure out how to keep Karsen entertained. Conley has been really good about taking long naps and even better that I can lay him down in his crib! That has given me time to hang out with Karsen one-on-one. I hope to get a better balance of that as the summer progresses.
We celebrated Karsens second birthday a few weeks after Conley was born. Below are some pics.
Enough talk. Here are some pics from the first month!
Here is Conley's 1 month pic! He weighs 11 pounds 15 ounces. He has also started sleeping 3-4 hour stretches at night so mom is getting some good sleep too!
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