I am so proud of Lovebug and Ironflower. While we've had some behavior issues, they have been nothing but sweet with their baby brother. They talk to him, give hugs and kisses and try to soothe him when he's upset. Ironflower sings him a lullaby and Lovebug finds him a "babytoy" whenever he cries. I think their misbehavior has more to do with last week's schedule upheaval and the fact that mommy has been pretty useless for the last few weeks than any jealousy. Fills me with motherly pride and motherly guilt at the same time.
Especially because I have become even more useless. I overdid it as soon as I arrived home on Saturday so now Hot Guy has forbidden me to get off the couch except to pee or get the baby from the cradle swing (how I LOVE the cradle swing). Though with all the eating Baby Z does, it's not like I'd be getting up much anyway. This is the only one of my children who actually started gaining weight back in the hospital. He loves to eat - I swear I've already caught him smiling at the boob.
Much as I love this newborn phase and watching Ironflower and Lovebug embrace their roles as big siblings, I am truly looking forward to feeling normal again and to being back to a real routine. I don't know when exactly that will be, but I'm already daydreaming about it.
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so cute that they clearly love the new addition so much already!
awww one of my favorite stages is the newborn baby stage. I love babaies, but you are right when I had my second daughter it was so cute watching her be the big sister! It still is!
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Hell, I'm a grown woman and I get all crabby and have behavior issues when my schedule is off.
Glad they're being sweet to him and hope you feel back to yourself soon!
I really thought my daughter would be jealous of her little brother but it never happened. She was more upset with the fact that I was feeding him instead of her feeding him. Kids can be so cool at times.
Enjoy it now, Mama. :) You just had him, for goodness sakes! There is no award for getting back on track, promise. You aren't useless, you are feeding a newborn! So glad the kids are doing well with new baby and hope my kids do the same. I think the third really is just the icing on the cake. :)
I'm glad the adjustment isn't harsher than you anticipated. And, congrats on having done such a great job with the two older tykes that they welcome the new addition.
congrats! glad to hear it's all going well for you family and its newest addition!
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