It has been great that Luke is such an eater- he takes the bottle in less than 10 minutes and takes it from me! We weren't real consistent with bottles with R b/c I hate pumping. So, Rebekah only took a bottle from my parents and since they live 13 hours away it only worked out when we visited. Honestly, nursing is a challenge for me- I know it is what God designed and I think that it is super-cool, but I don't absolutely love it like so many women do, which makes me feel bad. I think I don't love it for mostly selfish reasons- I constantly worry that something I ate is bothering my baby, that I'm not making enough, that I'll get an infection, etc...plus, the pressure of being the go-to 24/7 makes me feel trapped at times- this is the main reason I struggle. Then, I feel guilty b/c so many women are dying to nurse and can't and I can and don't always want to...so, I am working thru this. Josh is a great encourager and helps me with perspective...so all that to say that we are working on my pumping abilities, hoping to be able to store up enough to actually use it and have it be helpful. The crazy thing is that when the baby takes a bottle, you have to pump to make sure your body keeps up with milk production, but if you have time to pump, you have time to nurse, so what's the point? Plus, I am convinced I don't pump as much as I nurse, so it's a little stressful trying to replace milk. So, I am pumping after each nursing to store up extra in case I can't always pump right away. (this is tricky with 2 kids, but obviously R entertains herself) I would like to use some formula at some point if necessary, but with our upcoming changes, spending $ on formula if we don't absolutely have to is silly. So, that's that- more than you needed to know! ;)
Reclaiming the Bumbo...the next one was at Half-Price Books- she was delighted with the store and so many books at her disposal!!!
R wanted to hold big Baby Luke!!
...and she wanted to help Mama with the bottle...
Look at those dimples... :) He really is darling!
A little dreamy-eyed- I am surprised how much he already fills his carrier!
Yesterday I couldn't find Rebekah's Teddy Grahams that she misplaced. I told her I couldn't find them, but I'd look. I did and I found them. Rebekah was thrilled! She exclaimed in her adorable voice, "Teddy Grahams!!!! Mommy find them!" What was so precious was that she sounded proud of me. :) Similarly, Mamama bought a "poppy" for R- it is one of those plastic toys that pops off the table. You have to have just the right finesse to make it actually pop. R has already figured out that I am not so good at it and she'll start to ask me to do it, then say, "Daddy do it." Well, Daddy wasn't around, so she settled for me. She said, "Mommy try poppy." I obliged and lo and behold, it popped to great heights! With joy, surprise, and once again pride, R said, "Mommy did it!" Then, R tried- so cute- she flexed it, set it down, put her face 2 inches from it and coaxed very quietly, "Pop." Sadly, it did not.
We are realizing that R has memorized most of her favorite books- it has been really fun hearing her complete lines and anticipate them. I know I have mentioned this before, but I still am amazed. We also marvel at her ability to speak in sentences and answer most questions. I know I should correct it with a proper "yes" but her "yeaaa!" is so cute. :)
3 comments:
Sounds like you all are doing so well!
I totally understand your breastfeeding/pumping issues - and I think that if you run into anyone else that is judgemental, then they probably haven't had the experience you've had and just don't know. You just do what you have to do sometimes.
I love all the cute photos! Do we have a half-priced books here? Looks like a place I could get lost in :)
I don't even know where to begin in responding to this post. I kept thinking of fun comments to make about so many of the wonderful things you wrote, but now I literally cannot remember them all.
Suffice it to say, I think Rebekah is dreamy, you are looking smashing in your new threads, and Luke is a button (i.e. just as cute as...).
Love it all!!
OH, I know how you feel with the breastfeeding and pumping! My baby is 4 weeks and I've been pumping exclusively and I wanted to badly to be able to offer our baby breastmilk for at least 6 months, but I'm really struggling through it after only 1 month. I'm playing it day by day. I have enough extra supply for several weeks but not sure how much longer I'm going to be able to make it!
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