I forgot...

After 4 days at home we are settling in to our new life as a family of 4.  Jagger is precious and rarely cries so far (except at night--more on that later :) ), and Malone seems to be adjusting pretty well.  She does not like when Jagger cries and she gets scared.  We think she is afraid we are hurting him or something and it upsets her.  She likes to rub his hand and face, but loses interest pretty quickly.  However, after 3 years since Malone was born it is amazing how much I had forgotten.

I forgot...

--How much a newborn sleeps during the day.  But those eyes are wide open all night long.  Jagger does not really cry all night (although he does some), but he does grunt and whimper and want to be held.

--How to get his days and nights back on track.  I was able to do this with Malone by 5 or 6 weeks, and I followed some principles from the book Baby Wise, but it is hard to start back over again.

--How much my whole body would hurt after delivery.  I feel like I have been through a boxing match (I'm sure it does not help that I was not very active the last 3 months of pregnancy and my muscles are weak and tired)

--How intense the love is for the new baby.  It was so instant for me with Malone that I worried I would not feel that way toward Jagger.  But I am so in love with him. 

--How stir-crazy I would be to get out of the house.  But I do not feel like going by myself yet, and with Justin working I have to make do with being home all day. 

And one thing I did NOT realize since I have always been around girl babies was how hard it would be to keep a baby BOY from wetting his clothes so much.  Our second night at home we changed his clothes 3 times from midnight to 6am.  I think we are figuring out how to "adjust" his diaper and hopefully will keep him drier longer.  :)