One Plus One Equals Two

Adjusting to caring for two kids hasn’t been easy, but in ways it hasn’t been as hard as I envisioned it may be. If it weren’t for my lack of sleep I might actually consider these early weeks “fun”. Alas, waking up every three hours has left me a bit exhausted and with a bit of a short fuse at times.

Noah, at one month, and Nathaniel, now 19 months seem to decide that screaming at the same time is music to mommy’s ears, particularly at bed time. It seems to be getting better but for the first 2 ½ weeks of Noah’s little life he was suffering from colic and was gassy and painful many hours of the day. Nathaniel on the other hand has begun to develop feelings of frustration and anger, emotions I hadn’t previously seen from him in the days I could tend to his needs every second of the day. It has been an adjustment for everyone.

Things are good though. Noah’s bout with colic seems to have subsided and Nathaniel, while he continues to express frustration at points throughout the day, is for the most part very sweet and loving to Noah. He tries to hug and kiss him and loves to get right in his face (sleeping or not sleeping) and pronounce “HI!!!” loudly to his little brother. He is what I describe as “toddler gentle” or as gentle as a toddler knows how to be with him.

The boys with daddy

Nathaniel loves holding Noah

So, I continue to adjust, and learn, and love on two boys instead of just one. The ride has begun!