Adjusting

Feeding the baby takes quite a bit of time. We've been trying a few things, one of which is having me bottle-feed the baby then when he isn't quite so hungry, trying to nurse him. It hasn't really worked, but at least I get to "bond" with him even if my milk is being put into a bottle first.

DS#3 was actually awake quite a bit today DURING THE DAY. That's important because he's been wiping us out at night not by the feedings, but with him being awake after the feeding. He isn't fussy as long as we're moving, but as soon as we're still (like lying in bed, for example) or when we try to lay him down in the bassinet, he fusses--loudly. We've had to awaken him for the every three hour feedings during the day. He's still very sleepy and if we don't wake him up, he'll awaken and be very frantic about being hungry.

He had his first real "outing" yesterday when we went to Saturday evening mass. He was quiet the whole time until his Papa tried to put him back into his carseat. We actually took him out for a short walk in our neighborhood last Thursday, but that was a very brief outing. Today, DH decided that I needed to get out of the house, and since this was also the kids' last day of their Easter Break, we went to our favorite ice cream shop. DS#3 stayed home with my mom and dad.

Since I didn't really take any new photos this weekend, I wanted to post these two photos I took last week of the boys holding their baby brother while playing on their Gamecube. As you can see, they were not in the least perturbed by their mother setting down the baby in their laps. I just wanted them to "interact". You can't blame a mother for trying! :)