Week 2 with 2 under 2

(Can I first just say again, that it's unbelievable, that Jasmiina is not even 2 weeks old yet?! It feels like she's with us for such a long time already!..)

This is our second week with two children (Adelaide just turned full 19 months), of course - it's still Mr. Husband's dad vacation for this week.. But this week already looks more like the real life than the last. I have stayed home alone with both girls for a couple of times already, for a couple of hours. Today Mr. Husband had a work meeting, so I was with them from waking up at 9:30 until about 14:30, and then still put Adelaide to nap. Yes, have put them both to sleep too.. For now the strategy and the only way really, is to make the baby sleep first, either by nursing or babywearing, and once she is deep asleep, can go to sleep with Adelaide.

Adelaide still doesn't mind her sister, actually - she simply loves her! She laughs always, when the baby makes any sound, she finds it amusing. :) She often says that "baby poo, baby poo" or "baby sleep". :D Obviously, she has picked up, what do babies do most of the time. When Jasmiina is being changed in the bathroom, Adelaide mostly goes to watch and is washing hands/teeth for the company right there.

When "baby eats", then we usually hang out in the big bed, and Adelaide likes it, she comes next to us (of course, I have to watch out, that she wouldn't accidentally kick the babies' head off, as she is rolling around in the bed), she brings all of her dolls in the bed, and it's fun times.

She doesn't mind, when I'm babywearing Jasmiina, we have read books and played together, while Jasmiina is sleeping in the wrap.

Today Adelaide wanted to swing, and Jasmiina wasn't sleeping, was restless, of course - she wanted the breast. I tried to feed her on the couch, but Adelaide wasn't happy, she - of course - wanted me to push the swing. But that wasn't a hard one, I can just breastfeed while standing, with the other hand push the swing, or - easier, of course - I put Jasmiina in the ring sling. It's easy to breastfeed with the ring sling, I haven't tried it yet with the usual woven wrap.

Jasmiina slowly is getting some more awake periods (sleeping all day long is reducing by the second week, it was the same with Adelaide, I remember), and she is already enjoying looking at some black-and-white stuff, she hasn't liked the mobile much yet, as she better likes to look at her side, I guess, not up, but yesterday she was even looking at it for some minutes.

I have been a bit scared so far to put Jasmiina on the floor, as then it takes a very, very undivided attention, to see, that Adelaide wouldn't accidentally jump on her or do something else dangerous (and she can, she hasn't been mean on purpose, but just by being too excited.. or just being a toddler), and there wasn't a need anyway, as she wasn't awake much. But for a couple of times I did. Of course, it's necessary, as it's the best way for her to be, when she is awake and not being held - she can observe everything around, get to know the room. When asleep, she is usually in our Stokke daybed, sometimes also, when awake, but it's not the best, as her vision field is very limited then. However, the Stokke is still great, totally necessary, as it's one safe place I can put Jasmiina down for a minute, when I have to leave them alone for a second (not even totally alone, but just get something, for example). The floor or any other place is not safe and still not for a while.

Today Jasmiina was happy on the floor.. And of course, there was a much greater entertainment than any mobiles! :) Her amazing big sister Adelaide!

Adelaide was also excited.. She was bringing things from her green treasure basket, and offering them to Jasmiina.. (Adelaide is very generous!)

The reality of the second child's life.. I promise I am watching carefully and Jasmiina didn't get hurt.. ;) But these kind of things happen. And all it takes is staying calm and redirecting Adelaide..

Later she was just playing nearby with her doll.. And Jasmiina was amazed. :)

This is a whole new level of motherhood joy.. This sister love! <3

I'm sure, there will be many hard and tough times to come, but this is all worth it.