Adjusting To Life With Two

We are finally getting into the groove of caring for two sweet little boys at the Drapp household.  It has been an a bit of an adjustment.  Thankfully Owen has been so loving to Grayson since the moment he met him.  This is a picture of Owen hugging his baby the day we brought him home from the hospital.

Owen uses this sweet little high pitched voice when talking to his brother.  He loves to hug him, hold him and rub his head.  Owen also loves to point out all of Grayson's body parts and often gets caught trying to pinch baby's nose.

I asked Owen who his best friend was - expecting to hear that mommy is of course but instead he said Baby Gray.  I am sure this will hold true for many years to come.  My sisters and I are the best of friends so I expect nothing less from my two boys.

Although Owen loves his brother he is definitely testing his boundaries at home and at school.  He has been spending some time in time out for misbehaving and I am sure it is a bit of a cry for attention.  He has had mommy and daddy's full attention for two years of his life so it has been difficult to share with the new baby in the house.  We are working on not only focusing on the negative behaviors but giving rewards and positive praise for his good behavior.  This seems to have helped the last few days.  Owen struggles with change and so I hope it won't take much longer to start seeing our happy, sweet Owen again.

In the meantime, I have finally mastered getting the two boys dressed and out of the house in time to take Owen to school.  The first few days were rough and were done with tears and possibly a few curse words from mommy.  However it has only gotten easier.  We have been back to playdates, birthday parties, music class and the bookstore of course.

Thanks to my playgroup I have only made dinner a few times since Grayson was born.  Someone from my playgroup has brought us dinner every other night since we came home from the hospital.  Sadly that ends next week so I am going to have get back to making big weekly trips to the grocery store.  I will have to figure out the logistics of two children and a grocery cart.

We are also getting ready to say goodbye to my mom who has been with us off and on since before Grayson was born.  Not only has she been more than helpful, but it has been fun spending time with her.  She travels to Arizona for the winter and won't return until April.  Six months without Nana, I'm not sure if I will survive.

I have also been looking into creative ways to entertain a toddler at home.  Pinterest gave me this idea of a homemade car wash.  We put Owen's hot wheels cars in this bowl with soapy water and Owen was supposed to wash and splash his cars around.  Instead this is what happened.

Honestly I didn't care - it kept him happy and busy.

My favorite time of the day is nap time - I am still exhausted from Grayson's nighttime feedings so taking a nap is necessary for me to get through the evening without being a complete grouch.  I love to snuggle with my sweet baby while we sleep.

I just started putting Grayson in his crib at night which is in our bedroom and he has been sleeping really well.  One night he went four hours between feedings.  However the next night he was back to every two or three hours.  But at least we had one really great night!

Grayson is becoming more alert and interested in his surroundings.  We are really sure if he has smiled or not - there have been several questionable instances where we thought maybe he did but weren't sure.  Here are some of our most recent pictures of our chubby little man.