One Old Mama

My twenties officially ended this week and I have to say that so far 30 feels really old! Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I haven't been getting much sleep lately and I've never been one to skimp on my sleep. Since I've never had a true newborn at home, I feel like a first time mom trying to figure out when he needs to eat and sleep (and hopefully start sleeping longer at night...this all-night diner won't stay open forever!) while at the same time trying to give Ben plenty of attention. At least I know Alex is eating plenty because I had him weighed today and he was a hefty 8lbs 5oz! I'm not sure I believe he's gained a pound and a half in two weeks but he's definitely a healthy, growing boy. Yesterday was his true due date so I think he would have been a pretty big baby had he gone full-term.

Here's a tired looking mom and my two precious boys:


Ben has been back to his old self lately and lots of fun. He's having a great time getting reacquainted with his old toys, whether he actually remembers them or not. I guess he did remember this one because he went and laid under it first thing to look at the animals.


And here's little Alex at 3 weeks old:
If I can remember to keep up, I'm going to try and get pictures of him in the chair every month to see how much he grows. I wish I would have thought to do that with Ben before it was too late!

Grammy and Grumpy Shepherd will be here a week from today to spend a few weeks with us and we're so excited! Ben is going to go wild with such a big audience and so much attention. While it has been a great experience for us to have a baby abroad, we sure have missed our families! It's just not the same showing all the grandparents their new grandson over a webcam.