Leo's First Bath and life with 3 kids

Leo's belly button cord fell off around 5 days. I kind of feel like those first day sponge baths are pointless and basically torture for the baby, so I like to wait until the cord falls off so you can put their whole bodies in the water. I remember we gave Jack a sponge bath, and it was torture. I don't think we gave one to Finn. Anyway, Leo cried during a lot of it, but he also enjoyed some parts too. It was a quick little bath and the boys loved watching.

When we first dunked him in he didn't really know what to think

This feels funny

Yeah I'm not really that comfortable, mom

Happy Helpers

So itty bitty

Almost Done

Snug as a bug in a rug

This week has gone pretty dang good if you ask me. It helps that it's been a slow transition for me, with Tom home all of last week, a "half day" on Monday. Then we had Kathryn over Tuesday morning to entertain the boys, etc. And we've also had some visitors in the afternoon to help pass the time. I have to say that so far the transition from 2-3 kids vs 1-2 kids has been SO much smoother for me. It's probably because I'm used to multitasking, I'm used to getting up early, etc. I have yet to fly solo with all three kids out and about yet and I think I'm going to take my sweet time with that. No need to rush that one. This morning my mom came with me to Jack's t-ball. That will definitely be a challenge for me alone, but we only have two weeks left and the other moms there will totally step in and help chase Finn - they are awesome. 

Leo has been a pretty chill baby still (KNOCK ON WOOD). We had a huge breakthrough last night too. He slept in his bouncy in-between his bottles! This is huge, my back was getting so sore from holding him. I really really want to transition him into the crib soon - I think I might give it one more week. I really wish my sound machine didn't break with Finn. I might go out and buy another one of those for when we make the transition. So anyway, last night he ate at 12:30, 2:30, 5:15, and 7:15 - which looks horrendous, but when he's sleeping solo in-between each feeding with no fussiness really isn't horrible! I'll take it for 9 days old. But in the world of newborns - every night is a complete crapshoot. These moments are so short in comparison to everything else, but it's hard sometimes to remember that when it's 3 AM and all you want to do is sleep!

The boys continue to love on their little brother and sometimes want to be involved too much. I'd much rather have that problem than them being resentful of him, or showing aggression. We are so lucky and so blessed. I love my family of five.