six weeks old

smiling ezekiel is actually really sick right now with a head cold. he has had some form of colds since he was one week old but this one is definitely the worst. he woke up every hour during the night (between 2.30am and 5.30am) the last two nights so we (parents) are very tired.

he's looking like a big boy (although strangers keep asking me if he is less than a week old!!!) but i dont know how much he weighs. my guesstimate is 11 to 13 lbs. i'd like have him weighed but so far its been too much of a hassle for me to get down to the Health Unit. we dont have an appointment for him until he's two months old but i may try to get him weighed on Monday (if that is the day the nurse comes to playgroup).

diedre is doing better for napping and going to sleep at night. i pretty much leave her to cry for naps because i have to go nurse right around then (lately anyway) so i'm not sure exactly how long it takes because sometimes i fall asleep.

one thing that is really odd is that she seems to be pooping more lately so that messes up her sleeping too. she had a short nap today and was poopy when i went to get her. it used to be that she would be up for an hour or half an hour before she'd have a BM but now, i guess she must fall back asleep or something...

night time sleep is still a challenge, we read books, pray and sing and usually, if she's not completely tired, we have to sing until she is totally asleep. when she prays, it goes something like this: "dear jesus. mommy pray. daddy pray. baby pray. ezekiel and mommy and daddy and pray." she says "desus" for jesus, and "baby" is her baby, not ezekiel. she still says "e-yellow" for ezekiel, although i heard her say something much closer to it yesterday.

ezekiel has been swinging his arms all around and swatting at each of the four toys hanging above his playmat.

for me, at the six week mark, i'd say i'm 95% healed. nursing is going great. i really dont find it to be as all-consuming as it was for diedre (but thats probably because i can read his tired signs and nursing isnt the only answer this time!). i thought packing the diaper bag would be so overwhelming, but i found it to be pretty easy as long as i stay organized. i even dont find it that difficult to go out with two kids (although getting little miss toddler out the door is a challenge when she decides to do laps around the house instead of getting ready).

i think diedre is doing really well in relating to ezekiel as she is pretty helpful in handing me his blankets (toys are another story). in the last week she has started to get really demanding towards me when i really need to feed ezekiel. i guess she is showing some signs of jealousy for my time. sadly, diedre has not been as eager to help out with cleaning up her toys or messes (although if i help her she will do a little bit) so that's disappointing for me because it would make things alot easier if she'd just pick up her crayons when i ask instead of running laps around the house ;D

and derek is doing great too. he is really making himself available to care for both kids when needed and get me water or whatever i might need. sometimes i feel like i'm always asking him to get me something or help me with something, and it was true, i was over-asking, so i try to limit myself to not treating him like my personal assistant :D but i sure do appreciate the help (and especially the willingness to help).