It's been nearly a week since we woke up with the signs of labor, and it's been a great time so far. Magnus is doing great - we can't get over his little bitty parts and how darned cute he is. He looks a lot like Arlo did - similar features and long limbs and digits - with a lot more hair that seems to have some nice copper tones in it. We'll see if the color lasts :)
As with most newborns, Magnus is sleeping a LOT right now and I'm getting a decent sleep at night despite his feedings every few hours. For now, we are camping out in Arlo's bedroom and Arlo is using the "baby's" room where the crib is set up as a toddler bed for now. That will last through the holidays so we can have visitors stay in Arlo's room for now.
"Mini Mag" (my current nickname for him) is also awake a bit every day and spends a good deal of time quietly looking around and contemplating the world. He is a pretty peaceful guy. At first he would let out some good cries when getting his diaper changed, but now he's mostly quiet even then. With the amount of sleeping and his mellow nature so far, he's hardly impacted Arlo's happy little world. Thus, Arlo is getting along pretty well with his new role as a big brother - not much jealousy yet and he's gotten a lot of attention what with Mommy AND Daddy home.
Lastly, I am doing pretty well and feeling good. Like I said, I've been able to sleep pretty well at night and nursing is going GREAT this time around - I feel really really lucky to have had such a great delivery and easy time with the nursing, since so many of my friends haven't had that kind of experience. We're also, of course, so happy and grateful that our kids have both been healthy. It's pretty awesome having our family grow and getting to spend this family time with all four of us here while I'm on maternity leave. Can't wait to get into the real "adventures" as we venture out more and more!
Signing off with a big ole smile on my face ~ Whit
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