We are now sincerely in babyland; nursing constantly and frequently seeming as if in a daze.
Julien has been a wonderful big brother so far, although he does act out a little.
The other night he was acting out and had just gotten over tears when I asked him to give me a full body hug :
J: "OK. We give each other all our love"
A: "Right"
J: "You give me all of your love and I give you all of my love"
Then, when I was telling him a bed side story with Sebastian (he wants me to bring Sebastian into bed with him when I tuck him in and tell him a bed time story) he snuggled up to Sebastian
J: "We give Sebastian all our love. You give him all of your love and I give him all of my love"
A: "I give you my love too. Give Sebastian a good night kiss and then give me a kiss."
He gave Sebastian two good night kisses and then started to give me a kiss and stopped himself.
J: "No I'm giving all my love to Sebastian."
A: "You can still give me a kiss"
J: "No"
But as I left he forgot and gave me a kiss. He looked at me for a second and said
J: "That was love for Sebastian. I gave it to you and then you can give it to Sebastian."
A: "OK"
Then last night Julien wanted the whole family in his bed before he got tucked in.
J: "Mommy and me love Sebastian best"
R: "Love isn't a contest. I love Sebastian and I love you"
J: "No, Mommy and me love Sebastian"
A: "I love you too and I love your Daddy"
J: "This is a contest for who loves Sebastian best."
A: "Daddy loves Sebastian too"
J: "No. Daddy loves me!"
There were lots of projects to do up at the cabins. Tara built steps leading down to the lake with sand and logs. Tuti (the cat) was very happy with the new fancy cat boxes Tara built her and Julien enjoyed the multi-tiered sand box. Richard painted the trim (do you see the hornets nest above him? Luckily Cindy got rid of the hornets before he started painting). Cindy was always busy doing something-in this photo she is creating a fire pit, which we enjoyed in the evenings.
We are back from our trip up north to Cindy and John's cabin in Wisconsin. It was beautiful, and relaxing as it could be with a five week old and an almost five year old. My cousins Tara and Givan were there, which was a special treat because we hadn't seen them in a while. Julien especially enjoyed their company. The weather was amazing, so we spent as much time as possible outside.
1. Sebastian has started to hold his head up!
Julien has been very excited about Sebastian. He has learned that Sebastian loves to suck his knuckle. Sometimes Julien calms Sebastian down, sometimes he winds him up.
A couple weekends ago, when Sebastian was two weeks old, we went to the Indianapolis Zoo. We had a good, but sweaty, time.
We just had our two week appointment with our midwife and Sebastian has gained a pound and two ounces! Obviously nursing is working. Sometimes Julien finds it frustrating that Sebastian nurses so much, which is understandable. Sleep hasn't been too bad so far. Sebastian can sleep for three hours at a time, which is great! It was months and months before Julien slept three hours straight. I am hoping this will continue.
Almost every morning during the last two weeks I have been painting Juliens face before school. He has been Power Rangers, Batman, Robin, Spiderman, a Giraffe, a pirate etc...
We are now sincerely in babyland; nursing constantly and frequently seeming as if in a daze.
