One Month Old

Joel is now exactly a month old I can't believe how quickly the time has gone.
That first day he was born I thought just maybe he would be a quieter, calmer and possibly easier baby than Ollie but over the last four weeks I have learnt that's not the case. After just two days Joel showed the true him with a very shouty cry, not letting me sleep with constant feeding (every 1-2hours mostly). After 5 days he rolled from his front to back which makes us think he could reach his milestones early like Ollie did (trouble ahead) Ollie could walk at 11 months which I felt was too early.

Four weeks on it has been impossible to put him down for long periods of time in a Moses basket or chair, I've tried leaving him to cry it out in the hope he would settle himself but it doesn't seem to happen and his cry is pretty annoying as it is so loud. The best method so far has been placing him in his chair and rocking it, giving a dummy and wrapping a blanket around him but again it doesn't tend to last longer that 30 minutes.
Any advice would be much appreciated on getting newborns to settle in a Moses basket.

The last couple of days he has cried a lot more because he has a stuffy nose which is understandable but you get to a point and think what do I do to stop him and o far it's been feeding him which I thought would make it more difficult as don't babies breathe through there noses.

I NEED SLEEP

This little bundle of joy called Joel is not letting me sleep, I thought growth spurts only last a day or two but I'm sure this one is on a permanent growth spurt with regular feeds every 1 - 2 hours if I'm lucky it can go to 2 - 3 hours but even so he doesn't like to be put down some days he can last about 30 minutes in his moses basket or chair before waking and screaming to be picked up but some days it's 5 minutes, it's exhausting.

I have started to crave being alone as I need a break from it. If its not Joel demanding feeds or to be held its Ollie needing my attention. I knew it would be hard having two little ones close together but on top of dividing myself between the two I'm just not getting enough sleep so I'm irritable, moody, emotional, stressed and my patience has gone out the window but I'm surprising myself how I'm carrying on with just about 3 hours sleep some nights and that is often broken sleep.

The joys of being a parent :)

It has been a while

It has been a while since my last post way back in November but while heavily pregnant I hadn't felt very fashionable and attractive in fat clothes so paused the outfit posting.

I had my second baby boy on 28th December so I've been lounging around in pjs and fat clothes for the past three weeks.
I now have the urge to clear out my wardrobe of many clothes to see what I should keep, sell or give to charity so I can make way for the new when my body starts to shrink (hopefully).

I had some great Christmas presents in the way of shoes (from previous wish list posts) but couldn't wear them as my swollen feet and expanding heavy belly didn't allow me to but now baby is out and it's a brand new year I hope to bring some more style posting........watch this space.

See one of my last dress ups a week before I gave birth:
Black and gold sequin top from select
Good old black maternity leggings from an eBay shop.
Velvet jacket cover up which is years old so not sure where I got this one.

Two Weeks......already

Yet another week has passed but I think it has now finally sunk in that I have two children.
I have only been left for an hour or two completely on my own which I have found slightly stressful with one child wanting to be breast fed constantly then the other wanting me to play and if he doesn't get enough attention he starts getting naughty which is difficult to control when stuck on the sofa feeding.

I guess it will take time to get used to and divide myself better but I'm wondering how will I get a shower in the mornings as I can't leave my toddler alone with the baby, I may have to be a pj slob ha! Oh fun times to come.

I have taken a lovely photo today I would like to share of my toddler Ollie kissing baby Joel. He tends to want to kiss him a lot and weirdly he likes to smell him.

A week on

I can't believe a week has disappeared already it has been a week of ups and downs with emotions probably due to lack of sleep and constant breastfeeding around the clock. One night I saw every hour which is incredibly draining.

Most of all I have felt guilt towards my first son Ollie as he hasn't been getting all of my attention. He seems to be okay with having a baby in the house as he wants to kiss and cuddle Joel but sometimes you see him watching and he gets clingy towards me and tries to get my attention. 

I'm trying to divide myself but it isn't easy.