Amelia has to be the most easy going baby. I cannot believe how blessed I am to have such beautiful sweet girls as my daughters. I always knew God will never give you more than you can handle. When I was pregnant I didn't know how God was going to get me through the days when I would be alone with both of them. I was very excited for those days as I knew they would be fun and this has always been my dream. I knew though that nothing is perfect and I would have some stressful moments. I now know God made Amelia such a laid back baby to help me in those stressful moments Thank you God!
I have been on my own, 9 hrs a day, with the girls for a week now. It's amazing how both my babies have made their own routine schedule without even the slightest help from me. The funny thing is their schedules are almost identical except for the amount of feeds and the amount of naps. They both wake usually sometime between 6-7am wanting breakfast at the same time. Then Amelia takes a nap around 9am. They both take a nap from 11am-1pm(ish). They both want lunch after they wake at the same time. Amelia then takes her 3rd nap around 3pm. They both as want dinner about the same time and they both have their bedtime at about 7pm. The funny thing is sometimes they even poo their diapers at the same time. This has made me become great at multitasking.
After a week I have finally come up with the best way to get them both to sleep at the time. Aleigh does not fall asleep on her own, which is ok with me because I enjoy the cuddles and know this will end soon enough so I am going to enjoy it. Because of this though I cannot hold them both to sleep. I have tried it just frustrates them both as neither can get comfy. I have also tried many other ways. The best way I have come across is to hold Aleigh to sleep and put Amelia in the swing and the music from the swing outs them both to sleep really fast. Then I put Aleigh in her crib and take Amelia out of the room so she can't wake Aleigh if she starts to cry. I did not want to use the swing to get Amelia to sleep as I have always felt like babies need to be held more than being put in something, but us moms have to do what we have to do!
No words can explain exactly how much I am enjoying this life. I am doing exactly what I have always wanted to do. Everytime I see those big purely authentic smiles from my girls my heart just melts. Aleigh I think is on the verge of talking as she is so curious of words. She amazes me everyday with how smart she is. Amelia started cooing over a week ago and those sweet sounds coming from her and the look of pure joy in her eyes put me in awe of the amazing creation God has made. Everytime I hear her laugh in her sleep makes me giggle like a little schoolgirl. I cannot wait until the day she starts laughing while awake. Baby laughter is the best medicine. Aleigh has also become a great helper. She now helps me try and burp Amelia by patting her on the back the same time as me. If Amelia drops her paci she also picks it back up and either hands it to me or tries to put it in Amelia's mouth. She also holds her little sister's hand atleast once a day. I just don't know how this life could get any better!
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