Since we've been home....

Since we've been home, I have been trying to get into a routine. Currently, I have things staggered throughout the day to help me get through it with the least amount of disruption.

Ava usually wakes up first and we play for about a half hour to an hour.

At 7 am, I wake Noah for his first feeding. Patty, my step mom is here for another 2 weeks and will either play with her if she is in a "good" mood or we put Barney on for her to watch.

After Noah is fed, burped and dressed, we get Ava started with breakfast. During this time, Noah is usually good for his awake time. I usually have to put him in his bouncy to get everything done, but he just looks around.

After breakfast, we have been letting Ava watch a lot of TV. I am hoping that I can cut down on that once I get settled, but it does help with getting things done. Noah usually naps around 8:30 until his next feeding at 10 am and then usually goes back to sleep until 12 or 1pm to eat again. This is the time I get to spend with my princess. We eat lunch and run around the backyard. Ava goes down for her nap at noon and sleeps about 1 1/2 hours-2 hours.

We play the rest of the afternoon until dinner around 4:30 and then baths start at 5pm for Noah and 5:30 for Ava. We try to wake Noah from 5 until bedtime at 7pm, but easier said than done with a newborn.  Then it is off to bed with Ava by 7pm. At this point, we hope Noah is tired and goes to bed.

The nights with him have been rough lately. He will wake up about an hour after I finally get him down because of gas or to poop. Then once I finally get him back down, it is about an hour before he wakes to eat. So basically, we get about an hour sometimes 2 if we are lucky before we are up with him again. Ava never did that. She would at least sleep until the next feed. He makes lots of noises too, so i hear them all thinking he is going to wake up and pull my leg out from under the covers to rock his pac'n'play. Yes, I am too tired to do anything else. I am hoping it is just a phase and am trying so hard to get this kid to burp after eating, but he is not a burper. That is what is causing all this gas... I just want 3 hours of sleep at one time.

Ava has been adjusting to Noah better than I expected. She is now more interested in him and always wants to pat his head and she will even give him kisses. She had a rough couple of days last week because of everything going on, but I think we might be back on track.

Here are some pictures as of late...

Kissing her little brother

Lining things up. After she does it she calls for someone and says "I did it"

Just being cute! She started letting us put barrettes in her hair.

Learning that if she puts the stool up to the counter, she can reach stuff..

Thinking it is cool to pour water from one cup to another.

Checking out her brother..

And Noah...