Update

Hank is 4 weeks old today. Tommy is very slowly starting to calm down and get used to having a little brother. The transition for T has been much harder than we thought it would be. Note to future moms of two plus kids: 2.5 years apart has not been a good space for us. Tommy is just old enough to know exactly that someone new is stealing his attention yet not old enough to express himself appropriately. We spend a lot of the day trying to help him say things like, "I feel very angry (sad, excited, etc) right now." Then we have to show him what to do to express those feelings. When he is excited he is supposed to do gymnastics or jumping jacks on the floor (not the bed) instead of driving trains on Hank. Mad=hitting a pillow instead of biting my leg. You get the idea...

The other main topic of conversation around here is my nipples. Tommy is fascinated that milk comes out of them, that they move when I use my toy (the pump), and that they have owies on the "tips." Main goals for this week are to get Hank on a 3 hour feeding schedule and start the Weight Watchers plan for nursing moms. I've also been easing back into my weight workouts at the gym and trying to learn about a new animal with T each day online. He picks very strange ones like marmosets. He must get that from David.