Ira: week one

I can't believe tomorrow will be a week since Ira joined our family. It's been interesting comparing our first week home with Henrik and now with Ira. Let's just say doing this the second time around has been much easier/better...like, so much.

Maybe because he's a better baby? Maybe because I'm actually educated on breastfeeding? Maybe we're just more relaxed? Maybe because my hormones don't seem to be so off? I'm sure it's a combination of all of the above. Not that there haven't been challenges or that everything is perfect, but it really just hasn't been the earth-shaking event that it was with Henrik. I'm really, really thankful. I know it might not stay like this, but the first week with a newborn has been relatively easy (with Henrik I kind of wanted to kill myself).


Henrik has been sweet and interested in Ira. He gives him lots of kisses throughout the day and will want to show him toys, etc. He wakes up in the morning asking to see him. The problem has been more with me. He's definitely being a little passive aggressive toward me and acting out at times which seems to be directly correlated with having so much less of my attention. It makes me feel sad, but he's getting plenty of attention from his dad and grandparents and aunts and I know I won't always be on a chair nursing a baby all day long. :) One way he's seeming to try and have some control during the transition is eating. He's not eating much at all but when he does he refuses to eat anything healthy or 'real' food. Sigh.


For a little Henrik/Ira comparison...photos in the same hat and car seat headed home from the hospital:

Ira
Henrik




More comparison...same shirt/similar pose and age:
Ira
Henrik



We're so thankful for this precious, healthy boy. 

9 comments:

teresa said...

Thankful you've had such a good first week being a family of four. Prayers continue as you all get to know each other and make adjustments.

T and M said...

oh, so sweet! I'm so glad week 1 is going better than last time : )

Linda said...

Love the comparison pictures and both of these sweet boys!

J and M said...

This is so encouraging. . I've been unsure how to prepare for #2 because #1 was so tremendously hard.. yay for a good 1st week!

Betsy said...

So glad to hear that this week has been good and easy compared to last time...so thankful! Makes total sense about Henrik's behavior; hope he can adjust swiftly and thoroughly to a new normal. Spending time at Grandma's might help. ;)

L, Ann and boys said...

I think the boys look different from the comparison photos :D And in different, I mean as different as my boys look from each other and some people say they all look the same. ;) ha So glad it's been a simpler transition, I don't think that will end so take heart. :D

L, Ann and boys said...

I think the boys look different from the comparison photos :D And in different, I mean as different as my boys look from each other and some people say they all look the same. ;) ha So glad it's been a simpler transition, I don't think that will end so take heart. :D

leah said...

i'm really thankful it's been better this time around! and wow, i actually see a lot of similarities between the two! which is funny, bc in my mind i've thought they are so different the first times i saw him...must have forgotten about what little henrik looked like! :)

sarah.flyingkites said...

he is so squishy!! Adorable. I think the boys look very much alike as newborns!

So thankful to hear the transition has been smoother this time around!