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Wednesday, November 9, 2011 |
our little benjamin will be 3 weeks tomorrow!! he is such a little stud muffin. we are totally and completely in love with him. it's amazing to see him already changing and growing so much since bringing him home just a mere three weeks ago. i looked at some pictures this evening and was shocked.  i find that my perception of time has totally changed now that i have children. it goes by slowly yet at the same time at lightning speed.  3 weeks ago he was a little wrinkly peanut and now he's really starting to grow into himself and his new surroundings!

  we had our 2nd doctors appointment yesterday and the pediatrician's words were "he's perfect!".  well, i KNEW that....hah! ;)  little mr. has reflux which was causing him to get fussy after feeds.....he started medication yesterday and i can already tell a difference.  the reflux, however, is not so bad as to keep him from being interested in eating....he's already 9lb 4oz, just over a pound heavier than when he was born. {he was 8lb 7oz last monday which means he gained almost a pound in one week!}.  this little dude LOVES to eat {can't say that i blame him!}. he doesn't really warm up to it either....when he is hungry he will let you know!! his hands and feet are huge like a puppy's and you can tell he will be growing into them in the coming years ;) he loves snuggling {i'm being very sure to document this as i'm sure in a few years it will be "mom stop! you're SO embarassing"and lots of eyerolling} and a good swaddle although he's already getting pretty good at breaking out!  he's sleeping pretty well.  we had been getting up once a night to eat although he has recently added another nighttime feed into the mix....dare i say another growth spurt???  he still loves to spread out on his mat and actually really enjoys tummy time ~ so different than his sister who absolutely HATED being on her belly!  he's starting to fill out those little newborn wrinkles and i'd say we are well on our way to fat rolls....oh i just can't wait!!!!

we did the whole newborn thing less than two years ago yet i had forgotten all the great newborn faces and silly sounds. he still has that sweet newborn smell that i wish to god i could bottle up and never forget. his shoulders and back are still covered in soft downy hair.  i'm still undecided on what color the hair on his head is....in just the right light it has an auburn tinge....but i may be making that up ;) we'll see.  he literally is just as sweet as he can be and i don't know what we did to get so lucky.

benny-boo, i love you. thank you for making your entire family so very happy. i love spending my everyday with you and learning all about you. mommy is just smitten.







tonight was one of THOSE nights in the Murphy house.  one of those nights where everything unravels for no apparent reason. we don't have them very often, in fact i can count on one hand the number of THOSE nights we've ever had, but when they come around they come around with a vengeance.  i'm not sure what tipped it off tonight but little miss emma went on what i'd call "full psychotic breakdown" mode after we got home from school.  JUST when i'm feeling like i have this whole "mommy of two" thing down, a little humility gets sprinkled on top.  we tag teamed the situation and got emma where she needed to be ~ bed! i've been trying to be supermom, to handle it all and make it look easy....and this end to the day reminded me that this is an impossibility.  it's clear that my ever present search for "balance" is on the back burner for a while....maybe a long while. i may even need to revamp my definition of "balance" and be more realistic as to what that means now that life has changed so drastically.  

one of these days i'll see the inside of the gym again. i'll cook a good meal again. i'll catch up on emails, crafts, and photoediting. our house will be clean and the laundry will be done. my husband and i will go on a date....on a regular basis.  for now...i'll rest when i can and i need to learn to ask for help more readily.  i'm exhausted, look like hell, and don't even really know what day it is....but despite all of that i've never felt so blessed.  the balance will come....the blessings are already here :)

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