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@MamaCate: Great news on the weight gain!

@mrsjyw: I'm sad you can't join the FB group too Yes there is a ton of activity on there, I think it's just easier to talk about some things on a private thread. But I do feel bad that it had meant it is quieter here.
Sounds like baby C is doing awesome and so glad to hear your recovery went well!

We're doing good, T is -so far - a very chill baby. DH went back to work two days ago and I am coping well, I just struggle with the guilt of not cuddling T enough because I am rushing to do things with A, and making A wait because I am so busy feeding/sorting out T. Hopefully it will be easier to find our groove when I can take them out more. C-section recovery was brutal for me this time, so much worse than with A. But I'm doing a lot better now. Oh but nighttime sleep is the worst, when one sleeps the other wakes up Ooooh we are potty training this week too. So lots to keep us busy

Ds is a month old today! Fastest month of my life!!

He and I caught ds1's head cold but thankfully it was just sneezing and congestion and no fever. We are all on the mend now.

We've been out and about a lot which is way different than last time and I feel "normal" despite having given birth a month ago! I do have some scar tissue I noticed last night but I have my pp check on Tuesday and will ask ob about it then!

C is now sleeping in the crib overnight (w me in the bed in his nursery) which is great because we didn't move ds1 until 12 weeks from a pnp in our room to his crib and it took a towel underneath his crib sheet for a while during the transition. Naps are anywhere from his crib to swing to newborn lounger or car seat when we're out. We've been doing bath time this wk with both boys and I even did it solo in Thursday! C goes down around 8 and does a 3 or 4 hour stretch then it's wake ups every 2-3 hours until we get up for the day. He's getting bigger so I'm hoping we get a longer first stretch in the coming months.

I've got a lil stash going of 60oz or so and adding a bad every day or two. The exhaustion is setting in but for the most part were productive which is keeping me sane. We did a family zoo trip Friday and today we went to open house for ds1's preschool that he'll be starting in september!
Hope you and all your babies are well.

@travelgirl1: I can't believe how big our nov babies are now!! Hope you are feeling better w recovery and hope a is doing well w potty training!! I am nervous for a to start to preschool as i know the transition will be rough but I am excited for him to learn and make new friends! More pics of T please!!!

@simplyfelicity: how is nursing going? And OMG you are the best wife ever for attempting pp sex!! hope you and L are well!

@simplyfelicity: ahhh! My bad! I will post more here so my last post gets eaten alive! So glad things are better!!

@mrsjyw: the fb group is super active! Sometimes I find it hard to keep up on there. I wish everyone who wasn't in it would join. I feel bad that it makes this thread a lot quieter!

M is 5 1/2 weeks and doing really well! At 4 weeks she was just under 8 lbs (6lbs 7oz at birth). She has gotten super chubby recently!! She feeds every 2-3 hours during the day and I put her down between 10-11pm at night. She sleeps really well that first stretch (up between 3:30-5!) but then has trouble going back to sleep and usually DS is up by the time she is asleep. So I start my day quite early! She has been smiling like crazy. Generally she is much more easy going than her brother, which is good because I have to put her down a lot to attend to him. I feel like I'm adjusting better than I expected to having two but my DS is in daycare 3x/week, which helps.

As for me, we just passed the 5 week mark. LO is doing great and gaining weight for sure. I am EPing and bottle feeding now and thankfully have a good supply and have been freezing about 16 oz a day. LO eats about every three hours although I still wake him from naps at times. At night he will go four hours and then be up every three, which is not terrible for his age. We are going to work on getting him back to nursing this week so I am tentatively hopeful about that.

Big sister loves him but struggles sometimes with the divided attention. I am still doing her bedtime routine and that seems to help. DH has been working a calmer schedule which helps a lot but he will be switching to a busier one in a week. I feel like we are slowly easing into solo parenting with two so I am thankful for that! Hope everyone continues to do well!

@MamaCate: A is very similar on the loving baby brother but struggling with divided attention. I get told to put him down many times a day.

@QBbride: Love baby smiles! We don't get too many of them here, he saves them all for his dad and just stares at me as if to say, "where's my milk, lady?"

@Bluemasonjar: if you wall valentine mommy she can add you!

@mrsjyw: heading back to work today. but bringing baby since his daycare spot isn't available for another week!

On top of that, raging case of mastitis beginning Saturday morning which has distracted me from feeling too upset about going back.

How are you?

@MamaCate: I hope your first day back is going ok!!!!