Sleep deprived but still going strong!

Adam is two and a half weeks old and things are going pretty well so far! I'm tired all the time, but I know I won't be forever, so that helps (a little). He is still a pretty good baby, mostly only crying when he has a burp that needs to come out, or when he's hungry. Overall, his crying is pretty manageable, which is a huge relief for me. He wakes up twice at night to eat, once between 1 and 2, and once between 4:30 and 5 usually. He sometimes goes right back to sleep, but at other times it takes a bit more time to get him settled. I don't do well when he doesn't settle right away - I'm very thankful that Brian isn't working right now so he can get up at night with him sometimes. I just don't do well with crying at night at all - that was one thing we didn't have much with Lynsey.

We had his two week appointment with the midwives on Friday, and he now weighs 9lb 10oz - that is a gain of 1lb 2oz! All they expect at 2 weeks is that they gain their birth weight back! So, my suspicions about him being potentially on the way to chubbiness have been confirmed:). He smiles in his sleep a lot, but I don't think he's smiled on purpose yet. Today he looked at me and gave me a big open mouthed grin that LOOKED purposeful, but I'm pretty sure it was just gas:). What a cutie!

Lynsey is doing pretty well through this transition. She has been saying that she loves us a lot lately, which is nice to hear! She apparently has cut all her two year molars since the last time I checked her mouth - Brian usually brushes her teeth and he just casually mentioned it the other day. No more teething for her! Well, until the 6 year molars, which I hope she will handle okay:). She is having more and more trouble falling asleep for her nap, which can be frustrating - I am not ready for her to give up her nap yet. We are going to try staying in the room with her for a while so she settles down sooner, so we'll see if that makes a difference.

My friends Sarah and Tanya had a shower for me on Sunday - it was a really good time and I (well, Adam technically) was spoiled rotten:). I think it will be just as much fun dressing a little boy as it was dressing a little girl!