Well it was a much needed vacation from everything. I think I have also been on a bloggy vacation just trying to keep up with being a mom to 2. It has been great but I have had some postpartum stuff and some nursing issues and I think that pretty much sums it up. I will have to post about those soon. t was great to get away and take a breath. The first 6 weeks were a blur and yet so vivid. It is hard and delightful at the same time. I am getting into a routine and that feels good. It was nice to get away and fall in love with my hubby again and play with Max and snuggle with Samantha. The plane ride there and home was great. Max watched his DVD’S and Sam only had a few times where she was not happy but all in all no complaints. It still is a lot traveling with 2 and while we were in Florida, people kept saying to me that I was BRAVE. Maybe I was being brave because it was tough to get into a routine but once we did-it was bliss. Here are some pictures to show what an amazing timer we had. I cannot believe how much the kids grew with a little sun.

My dearest little boy,

This month, as every month, has been huge for you. You are starting to babble a lot. Just when I thought we would start taking you to see a specialist to do word play games, well you must have heard me talk to Daddy about it because you started to babble. We know you can talk and we are sure you will start soon but you are Max, and you do things when you want to. LOL. You are just like me.

You have a new appreciation for you sister and it is so cute to see. You help her with her binky. You show her your favorite TV shows. You brings blankets to her to keep her warm. You pat her head gently and you kiss her. You have held her about 10 times and you love holding her. It is so sweet to watch. You are so protective of her already.

We chose your preschool this month and you will be attending Blue Bell Montessori in the fall for 3 mornings a week. I cannot believe you are already going to go to preschool. You are growing up so fast. I think the Montessori philosophy will support your free thinking and love for independent play.

You are still such a funny kid and still so sweet. You still love to cuddle and hug. You are still my little guy but these days we call you meatball, because you are solid. You are just growing up and I don’t even have the words to describe what an honor it is to watch you becoming more and more you own little self.

You have started to try things such as spaghetti. You are always good at trying things but you typically do not end up liking them but this time-well you did.

We are on vacation now in Naples Florida and everybody thinks you are adorable. You have loved being away with us and you are enjoying not having a jacket or a hat. You are loving just running free. We are loving watching you.

As always Mister Max, it is a pleasure and an adventure being your Mom. I love you so much!

Love, 

Your Mom

Hey there-we are on vacation. I am actually relaxing in Naples Florida with my family. The plane ride was great. Max fell asleep and Samantha nursed on the way up and down. She also slept the majority of the flight. It was a relief. The only issue she had was her nose started to get really dry and then she was not happy but luckily they did not take my saline drops and so I shot it into her nose. I also had Scott take some breast feeding pics on the plane because those moments are great to catch with a camera and I am sure Sam will love them when she is older.

I am looking forward to 10 days in the sun and 10 days with my family. Oh and we took out sitter so we can all get some alone time-especially me.

My dearest little girl,

I never knew how much I would love having a girl. I whisper to you daily about all the things we will do together and all the moments we will share as mother and daughter. It will be a wild ride full of so much love. I know this because I have a Mom and I have such a special relationship with her. When we were told at 20 weeks that you were a girl, I began to cry. And it was the same feeling but even greater the moment we met you on December 7th. You were so girly. You looked so much like Max but you had such girly features. 

You have been a snorty baby from the start. Even in the hospital I thought that maybe you were being like our PUG Esther but then I realized that you were just congested from the heat and I needed to spray you with breast milk and saline. I am so sorry but I need to use that awful thing and suck the snot out of your nose. You were better and this made nursing better.

You are a sweet little angel. You have been a good sleeper and prefer sleeping in your bassinet. So you sleep around 4 to 5 hours in the start of the night, nurse and then sleep another 2 or 3. Luckily I am an early riser because I usually get up with you at 5 am and start the day while you finish your sleep in the swing. You love the swing and you love to be bounced or sit in your bouncy vibrating seat. You like to be held up rather than laying down. You enjoy watching TV already and you love to people watch as well. You are very comfortable being held by people other than Mommy and Daddy. All in all, you are a great baby. You will take a BINKY during sleep and some light resting times but you do not love it, which is fin with us. You are not a screamer unless you want to nurse or you have a tummy ache.

I have to keep my diet pretty bland for your tummy to be ok. I do not eat wheat, dairy, chocolate, soy or any spice because you seem to have a tough time and cry and cry and that breaks my heart.

You had your first bottle at 4 weeks and you did great. I have only left you a handful of times and the minute I think about you my milk lets down. 

You can already watch the moving objects above your swing. 

You also can never be left alone on the couch because you do this crazy thing with using your feet to push off the couch and then I find you face down almost hanging off the couch. My Mom said I started to pull myself across the floor at 3 months-I wonder if you will be the same.

You had your first bath at 3 weeks old. Some nights you bathe in your bath while other nights I dip you in the bath with your brother.

Words cannot describe how much I adore you. You are loved by so many already. Your brother is already very protective and proud of you.

You were born at 6 pounds 15 ounces and 19.5 inches. You came home from the hospital at 6 pounds 5 ounces and then you were 6 pounds 13 ounces a week later. You were weighed at 5 weeks and you were 8 pounds 11 ounces and 21 inches. 

We love you Samantha Jane! Welcome to the world. I will always be there for you. I will always love you.

Love, Your Momma

Yesterday was the first time I pumped and took Max out for a nice day with Momma. It was so great to be alone with him and I really think he needed it. I realized after blogging yesterday that I needed all my attention to be on him so that I did have the energy. I am lucky that my sitter was able to come here for  few hours and watch Samantha while I had some time with Max and Scott had some time with himself. I think men are just wired differently than women-see we can keep going and going even if we don’t have time for ourselves but my man needs his alone time or he crumbles. So it was great to be out. We went to a gym class and had a great time and we ran some errands and we just hung out.

I felt like I did a great thing for both Max and myself. It was also nice to be out and about with the baby. Sam took her first bottle yesterday like a pro. She drank 4 ounces of good fatty momma milk and had no problems latching later, despite her baby cold-Yes, she got sick from her brother and has a stuff nose and a cough. It kills me to hear her cough but she is still doing ok. She has a little trouble nursing but with the humidifier, and the nasal plunger, well we are ok. I also gave her Camimilla homeopathy recommended byt her Doctor, Daphne Goldberg, to help with the frustration of being sick and also to help with her minor stomach upset from the mucous. She seems to be doing great from the homeopathy because she is sick and happy.

Today the sitter is coming again in the afternoon, so my hubby can watch football all day and then Max and I can go food shopping and run errands. We also have a play date this morning and I am excited to see our friends because it has been a while. Today, I dont feel so crazy and I think that is why I blog because after writing yesterday, things seemed to be a little better.

And of course, here are some pictures of bath time and some pictures of Max and me and then Sam and me. Enjoy!