6 Weeks later

I feel like I just wrote my first 6 weeks later post and now here we are again. The past 6 weeks have been crazy, I'll admit. Going from one to two has been a real rollercoaster for me. I remember after Brooke was born that I was so surprised how much harder having a baby was than I thought it would be. They are so tiny but demand so much attention! It was so nice when Brooke would want to eat 6am, then go back to sleep until 9am. That meant I could sleep in that late too. Not so with Porter. After I feed him in the morning, I am up and the day starts because Brooke is awake now too. My friend Cara wrote a hilarious (and acurate, I might add) post about trying to shower with two kids. Another thing I am discovering with two kids is even when Blake is home (which as been a lot lately, thank heavens!) and one of the kids can go with him, I still have the other one, so it's not a true break like it was when it was just Brooke. I know that sounds really bad, like I don't like my children. But really, I would just like some peace and quiet without crying, whining, or someone needing something. It's an adjustment for everyone. Especially Brooke. I am not sure if it's her age (I've heard 3's are worse than 2's) or the adjustment or both but she will go through spurts where for a few days at a time she has a major attitude: talking back, telling us "no", being super whiney, and just having a huge meltdown when the littlest thing doesn't go her way. It's those days when Blake and I look at each other and are like "That's it! We're done having children!"

And to be quite honest, Porter has become sort of a demanding baby. Thankfully not at nighttime--although he is still waking up about every 4 hours to eat. But during the day he eats about every 2 hours and can be pretty fussy. Brooke and I do a lot to TV watching because most of the time I am holding/consoling a fussy baby. We've watched both season of "Downton Abbey" together and I have discovered a liking for "Revenge" and "Once Upon a Time" (those I save to watch while Brooke is napping-- they aren't really kid appropriate).

But aside from all that, there are days (sometimes just a few moments in the day) when no one is crying and we're in a good mood and I am feeling like I can actually do the whole two-kid thing.
At 6 weeks, Porter now weighs around 11 lbs! He's not sure what to think about tummy time..

Brooke is a mommy too. I loved it when I went to put Porter in his swing and found this:

St. Patrick's Day: Wearing our green

Although we did have cornbeef for dinner, I didn't really plan anything beyond that. Then as I was reading on FB about all these creative things moms were doing to celebrate I felt guilty and quickly came up with a few things for us to do together. I got both craft ideas from the website No Time for Flashcards.

Craft #1:Making a rainbow out of colored marshmallows (thankfully I had some going stale in the cupboard to use) First, I had Brooke sort all the marshmallows by color into smaller bowls.

Then we glued them onto the paper and Brooke colored the clouds and sun

We added some sparkles and ta-da!

Craft #2 was doing a springtime wall mural. During Brooke's nap I taped the paper onto the wall and cut out some flower shapes and separated them into different bowls.
I put the glue on th pieces for her and handed them to her one by one. She stuck them on the paper herself. Then we did some coloring.
And yes, I know Brooke is in her jammies. During her nap she changed into them.
Love my boys! Thanks, Blake, for all you do!

I have to also mention that on Wednesday Brooke went to the dentist for the first time. She was so excited! She was especially happy when she realized you got a bag full of goodies after they checked your teeth. She's been talking about it nonstop! I love the simple things in life that get kids excited--she's been more than happy to use her new toothbrush and floss she got :)