Baptism and Such

Sorry I haven't been online much, it's actually not so much having a new baby as it is having a new baby and the beginning of Lent.

So I'll quickly relay Demand meeting her brother, the Baptism and such. "The Boy" (He needs a nickname, help me out...) was born on Friday. Mr. Sloth stayed the night at the hospital since I wasn't doing well and when I gave birth to Demand when he left and came back I was unconscious with 7 doctors in the room. We were hoping to avoid that situation this time.

Saturday morning Mr. Sloth headed home to shower and bring Demand in. I wanted it on video so Mr. Sloth came in the room alone while Demand stayed in the hallway with everyone else. She was really excited to go to the "hopistal" and see Momma. I was sitting in the rocking chair with "the boy" and Demand came in. She was a little overwhelmed having been entertained by 8 adults the previous night, and a little nervous to meet her brother. The first thing she said was "You find a baby, Momma?"

Yes. I "found" a baby.

She was gradual to touch him and hold him but of course she's over that now.

The Baptism

My doctor supported and helped me leave the hospital in time for "the boys" Baptism. We had a friend come by the house and pick out a few optional outfits for me to wear and then Mr. Sloth came and picked us up around 11am. We got home around 11:30am, I took a shower got dressed, had a quick lunch and a cup of coffee and then we were off to the Baptism. I felt great. I truly did. Luckily I had borrowed a friends less feminine Baptism gown weeks before in case we had a boy. Demand was Baptized in my gown and it's really frilly. We got the Cathedral about 10 minutes early. I headed to back to dress "the boy" and of course nurse him, and then ran to the bathroom myself. Mr. Sloth was slightly stressed that people were waiting on us but I didn't feel pressure since I was the mother and my son was the necessary person needed for said Baptism.

The Baptism was beautiful, as most Sacraments are. Luckily we're familiar with the process because we were caught off guard when asked the necessary questions during the Baptism. It only took about a half an hour then we took a few pictures and off we went. When we pulled into the garage Mr. Sloth said something I wasn't quite ready to hear. "I'll get the KIDS". Wow, wasn't ready for that. A friend who happens to be a wonderful cook brought us a lasagna for dinner. We ate the lasagna before Mr. Sloth grilled steaks. It was quite the celebration.

Our first two weeks as a family of four have been much easier than I could have dreamed. I was right in thinking it would be easier to go from one to two children than it was to go from zero to one. Zero to one was a lifestyle change, one to two is a change in routines. It helps that this boy is an amazing sleeper and overall even EASIER than Demand. Hear that? It's a slow clap for God for creating a child easier than Demand. Seriously. Bravo, God.

Demand was obsessed with nursing. This boy loves it but when he's not hungry he's not that interested. He's cool just hanging out on his own, but loves to be held and cuddled. He loves belly time and rarely spits up. Oh, and he's super adorable too. I honestly rarely doubt God but I doubted He could make a child as cute as Demand.

Our first two weeks haven't been perfectly easy though. It's hard to tell if Demand is adjusting ok because she's been sick since the day after he was born. Poor Demand. In fact we've said that so much she says it now, "Poor (Demand)". There are so many layers to her situation right now we don't know what to think. She's been sick for 10 days, she just went through a growth spurt, she has a new baby brother, and she's been living off sugar for one reason or another. I don't even know where to start. Plus, they don't tell you that when you have a new baby your second youngest grows up instantly. She's GINORMOUS! And so mature now. Again, she on the verge of a growth spurt when I went into labor but seriously. Where did my baby girl go? I want my sweet two year old back, not the girl who says "No" to everything but M&Ms and ice cream.

We're also very done with television. I know we're not the first family to use TV as a back up during this time of transition but it's so annoying. It doesn't help that it's the middle-end of winter so we're going stir crazy, and since Demand has been sick play dates are off. The girl needs a friend that isn't animated.

If your wondering how I'm doing, I'm doing well. About eight hours after birth I was ready for my third baby whereas Mr. Sloth mentioned something about a Josephite marriage. In case you were wondering about Mr. Sloth, no he isn't "totally stoked" about having a boy. He's excited, don't get me wrong, but it's not like "whew" we had a boy.

That should wrap it up for tonight. Me thinks the boy will want to eat again soon. Speaking of which. Oh, by the way he gained a pound in one week! As I told the doctors assistant, "It doesn't surprise me considering I make enough milk to feed octuplets."