so i have a newborn now. it's a different world. not a bad one, just different. but i love the newborn stage--they sleep, they eat, they poop, and that's about it. they cry, too, but you learn how to respond to those cues. noah is an incredibly easy, laid-back baby. the last two nights he only woke up once and the two nights before he slept right through. but he sleeps with us, and i think that makes a huge difference. he has gained two pounds in his two weeks of life, which is unusual. they usually lose weight in the beginning but i guess there's something amazing in my milk.
soren has been really good with all this. she loves her brother and kisses him all the time. when j and i made a quick trip up to denver thursday and left soren with my mom (which normally would have excited her to death), she threw herself on the ground and screamed, DON'T TAKE MY BROTHER! she wasn't too concerned about us. it was cute, and, okay, a little sad. but she really is doing so good. we make a point to do little special things with her so she doesn't feel like she's been completely pushed out of her position.
my mom is staying with us. she's been here since last week and it's been good, especially since she'll be gone for good soon. 'tis sad. but we'll get used to it. that, and we'll move sometime soon, too, and it won't be such a big deal.
needless to say, i'm not going to make it to mexico for that free trip i earned. he came too late for that, and with the whole passport mess. well, i don't look my best in a bathing suit quite yet, anyway. but i have deemed the time i would have been gone as mexico week, and i will be consuming mass quantities of margaritas. that is, as much as i can consume safely while breastfeeding. and i'll get out the kiddy pool and dip my feet in water, maybe find some sand. it won't be the same, but i can pretend. if you want to join me, that starts thursday.
i'll post some recent photos soon.