The past two weeks have been a little interesting with Anika - particularly at bedtime. It didn't take very long for us to figure out that she is so incredibly different from her brother. She has been taking 1.5 to 3.5 hours to get to sleep, however, once she's down, she's only up to feed during the night and she goes right back to sleep. While it has been frustrating, it was nice to just have her to myself last night. It appears we are discovering what she needs/likes/wants - time will tell. The realization that she is here to stay and part of the family has finally sunk in, and I have to admit that it's pretty cool.
Jr. has adjusted pretty well to sharing time with mom and dad as well. He can be pretty sweet on his sister too. If she's crying, he will often go up to her and say, "It's OK Anika," and rub her tummy. Sometime she will let out a yelp, and he will tell her, "no screaming Anika." Every night before he goes to bed he wants to say goodnight to his mom and sister and gives them both a kiss. And when he prays at dinner time he always says, "bless Anika."
Now that I have two kids, my time with Eric Jr. is a little less, but can often be more special. He and I went to the pool this afternoon when I got home from work. Codi reminded him after he ate breakfast this morning that "Dad is going to take you to the pool when you wake up from your nap." Jr.'s response, "I'll take a nap now!" We had a blast at the pool and I have a feeling this could become a weekly thing. It's kind of funny, because I remember when I was a kid, my dad used to take me to the YMCA to play at the pool one night a week, for many, many weeks.
Life with two kids is pretty cool when I reflect on it. Sometimes in the moment it's like pulling your hair out, but I wouldn't change it for anything.
-Eric
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