Wednesday

Today went much better than yesterday; there were other people around and we went outside for a bit.

Dad watched Joshua while Isaac and I went grocery shopping.  I haven't figured out how to take both boys and get a week's worth of groceries yet.  Isaac enjoyed zooming up and down the aisles.  As long as it isn't too busy, I'm happy to let him do that.  We're working on stopping at the end of the aisles though.

Joshua had a small bout of big cries this afternoon.  His cry sounds slightly different from Isaac's.

Break time.  Dad played with Isaac for a few hours while I rested.  Last night wasn't a great night and I had a really hard time waking up.  Before this I may have not really wanted to wake up, but last night it felt like I was always in a deep sleep when Joshua needed me.

Tuesday: today

Joshua took several naps.

We were going to go to the church for playgroup, but we got there too late and it had been canceled due to only one family showing up.  We played on the playground for about 10 minutes, but it was rather cold (63 deg F) and drizzly, so we went home.  We broke out the baby marbles today.  I'm not sure if they're called baby marbles because they're in Joshua's room (probably) or because they're smaller.

Since it was cool and rainy we stayed inside all day.  It was kind of annoying.  But everyone had slept in and I did get a bit of a nap, so we all survived.

Monday: 2 weeks

Joshua is now 2 weeks old!  How time flies. :)

He slept a lot better last night. :)  He still wakes up to eat rather often, but it wasn't too bad.  And he went to sleep well.

I finally got him to somewhat enjoy a pacifier today.  He also isn't a huge fan of the swing unless he's already sleeping rather well.

Isaac was enjoying the fact that they both had camels from Cheryl.  Getting a good picture of that on the other hand was rather hard.

So that Isaac's quilt wouldn't feel left out, we got one of Isaac on his quilt too.

And then with both boys

Yesterday and this morning the fun activity was to play marbles...but using duplos instead of marbles.  I'm going to admit, it works a lot better than it sounds like it should.  There are a lot of "traffic jams", but the pieces slide rather well.

Joshua enjoyed duplo marbles too.  He was a bit more grumpy today, although looking back Isaac had the same thing around this time.  So it could be an age thing.

I was trying to trap Isaac as he ran back and forth today.  So he made me a trap.  But he was nice enough to give me nummies while I was trapped.

Sunday: sleep??

Friday night Joshua slept wonderfully...at least for him.  I got several 2+ hour stretches and after eating he went right back to sleep so easily.

Then there was last night...I think I got a 1 hour stretch once.  Joshua wanted to eat much more often and was fussier.  Often it felt like I'd put him down and he'd be quiet for just long enough for me to get in bed and think he's asleep and then he'd fuss again.  Usually he'd quiet down promptly...I think I only picked him up once.  But then we'd repeat the cycle.

Ben nicely brought both boys to church for me so that I could take a good nap though.

Saturday: first tears

I've been looking through the blog posts from Isaac's first days and it's interesting to see what struck my fancy. One day was Isaac's first tears...so I thought today I'd note Joshua's first tears. I think he was crying because he got some spit up up his nose...so I can't blame him for crying at all!

I also seem to be posting more pictures this time around, which surprises me a bit. It's just that I find pictures of Isaac and Joshua together so cute! I'm not sure that I'm taking more, but our routine is different with this child.

Cutting...with his "cutting board".  This area was clean before Joshua was born...

Joshua's favorite spot.

Learning how to do the wheelbarrow.

Isaac showing Joshua how to lift his head.

In other news, Joshua lost his umbilical cord tonight.  I'm wondering if it caused a bit of grumpiness, or if the grumpiness is just from getting older.

Friday: bossy

Isaac was rather bossy today. Sometimes it was funny, like when we were counting and he didn't want me to include six. Sometimes it was rather annoying, like when I couldn't build small sand castles.

We still don't have a great routine for when I'm feeding Joshua. Sometimes Isaac is fine, and sometimes a bit off the wall. He also seems to be asking to play with Ben and me more than pre-Joshua and it feel like I'm saying no to him a lot...but I still feel as though I'm spending a lot of time with him.

In other news, they wore matching socks today. Isaac is in charge of picking out the socks. (He's also in charge of turning on the birds for the swing...it's the only button he can reach or I expect there'd be music all the time too.)

Thursday:an ok day

Today I didn't have any plans for the day, and that ended up being a not great idea.  It wasnt a bad idea, but it did make the day a little long.

We went for a bike ride.  Every time we go out there's a shorter window before Isaac declares that he's too hot and wants to stop.  Stopping isn't a problem, but only riding for three to five minutes annoys me.

Flurry has found a new place to chill: in the basement, in a car seat.

I like the dark background of our couch .