I have said this before,Jacob is a sweet little baby boy. He wakes up to eat and he goes right back to sleep. He likes to sleep in on the weekends and loves being in the car. He just goes with the flow. He's the perfect shopping buddy and I hope that he always remains my shopping buddy.
These past few months haven't always been a piece of cake though. Mostly on my part. Adjusting to being a mother of 2 boys has been quite a challenge. Frankie turned 3 in October and Jacob was born a month later. Frankie has become very jealous and though I dedicate alone time with Frankie, he continues to act out; like most 3 year olds. I hope this phase passes quickly but for now all I can do is try different things to make his tantrums less painful (for bystanders, himself and ME). More on this in a different post
Jacob loves to take warm baths and showers. You ask, but Mayra, how does he shower. Well obviously, with me; Very carefully. I hold him tight and get him all nice and warm. I wash his hair and his little body and I hand him off to get dressed. After I get dressed I nurse him and off he goes to the Land of Nod. Then, I read to Frankie and put him to sleep.
Jacob naps pretty well during the day. Sometimes he wakes up and wants to stay in his swing while I complete house work. If he's having a hard time going to sleep, I put Pandora on for him. He likes the Wolfgang Amadeus station, I mean, he really likes it. So I leave it on while he sleeps. He also likes white noise, and that is what he listens to at night.
Little Honey is still breastfeeding. We had a few hiccups in the beginning of course. Establishing a latch was hard because he liked to curl in his button lip which could cause major problems. I was lucky enough to have a lactation nurse come visit me at home when Jacob was about 2 weeks old. She pointed out his lip issue and taught me how to correct it.
Before Jacob was born, I had a birth plan in my head. I mentioned this before, how I wanted to establish skin to skin contact right away and how I wanted to take advantage of the "Golden Hour" as soon as possible. However, that didn't go as planned because I had a C-section. Well, I was able to have skin to skin contact as soon as I was in recovery. The nurse put Jacob on my breast and he began to nurse. We had to go over the latch all over again because well, this was new all over again.
It was difficult the first couple of days. I want to say possibly weeks. Its funny how those couple of weeks seem like a blur now.
I remember how upset I was at his Pediatrician because he had suggested that I alternate breast milk and formula because Jacob had jaundice. I was sad. I nearly cried at the fact that I was giving my 1 week old "poison". (I know its not poison. I was just really set on exclusively breastfeeding Jacob. Please don't attack me.) Well, it had to be done. We have him formula, as a substitute, a couple of time and he was better in no time. My lactation consultant insisted that we avoid using pacifiers and bottles for at least 4-6 weeks. Well, that idea went out the door. He does use a pacifier more than a bottle. Now, that I'm attempting to introduce the bottle once again, he does not want it. He will only take it when someone else is feeding him. When I try to give him the bottle he turns away and cries. He knows that I have the goods.
He recently discovered his hands. It's so cute watching him look at his hands in amazement. He fascinated by them. Just as we are fascinated by him. He smiles already and sometimes, you laughs. He's growing and getting bigger every single day.
It's hard to believe that my little "Sunshine" is here in my arms. I have so many hopes and dreams for him. So many wishes. I look into his eyes and I see so many good things. I pray for both of my boys, that they truly find happiness in life. I'm excited to see what the next 3 months have in store for him and us.
Now, I must go because Jacob has a terrible cold and is very congested. I have been wearing him (in the Sollybaby wrap) while I finished typing up my post. He is sound asleep now, hopefully we can both get some shut eye tonight. We'll see. Good Night. Sweet dreams.
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