...Noah was born last Saturday 7/21 (same birthday as my cousin Rea!), and we met him for the first time today. He's so tiny and cute - it's amazing that Deven was his size just 15 weeks ago! Noah will join Deven in a 'share-care' situation with our nanny, Yangchen, in October or November. It's a way for each family to pay less $/hour and our nanny to earn more $/hour - Yangchen has cared for twins before, so it should be a good situation.
Speaking of our little bundle o'joy, I think (hope) Deven has been preparing for another growth spurt. He has given us a tough couple of nights lately. For a while, he was sleeping well 8:00pm - 11:00pm, up for a feed, then 11:00pm - 6:00am with just 1 wakeup (diaper or feed), but this past weekend he decided to go back to his wake-every-2-hours routine...and not napping well. Ouch. I sure hope this doesn't continue...
...but, when he's awake, he's more fun than ever. He's batting @ toys regularly, rolling to his side consistently now, & rolls all the way over at least once or twice a day. When he gets to his stomach, he grunts then starts crying, because he's invariably pinned an arm down and he's frustrated. I know we shouldn't laugh when this happens, but it's hard not to grin at his baby-frustration and those little eyebrows furrowed in concentration.
We took him to the Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale concert & bhangra festival @ Stern Grove last weekend, when our friends Sanjeev & Sugeet got a table @ the last minute. It was fun; but he couldn't handle the loud noise, so after a few acts, we left.
Then we had Yangchen watch him for 3 days this week while I was @ a sales meeting. She was great, and he was fine...it was ME that was the problem. I missed him terribly and when I came home and he was making a new sound, I felt a profound sense of loss. Why did I agree to go back to work early (mid-August, instead of early Sept)? What will I miss by doing so? I love my job and definitely want to go back - but I totally understand the 'mommy guilt' that so many people write and talk about. Sigh.
Speaking of our little bundle o'joy, I think (hope) Deven has been preparing for another growth spurt. He has given us a tough couple of nights lately. For a while, he was sleeping well 8:00pm - 11:00pm, up for a feed, then 11:00pm - 6:00am with just 1 wakeup (diaper or feed), but this past weekend he decided to go back to his wake-every-2-hours routine...and not napping well. Ouch. I sure hope this doesn't continue...
...but, when he's awake, he's more fun than ever. He's batting @ toys regularly, rolling to his side consistently now, & rolls all the way over at least once or twice a day. When he gets to his stomach, he grunts then starts crying, because he's invariably pinned an arm down and he's frustrated. I know we shouldn't laugh when this happens, but it's hard not to grin at his baby-frustration and those little eyebrows furrowed in concentration.
We took him to the Anoushka Shankar & Karsh Kale concert & bhangra festival @ Stern Grove last weekend, when our friends Sanjeev & Sugeet got a table @ the last minute. It was fun; but he couldn't handle the loud noise, so after a few acts, we left.
Then we had Yangchen watch him for 3 days this week while I was @ a sales meeting. She was great, and he was fine...it was ME that was the problem. I missed him terribly and when I came home and he was making a new sound, I felt a profound sense of loss. Why did I agree to go back to work early (mid-August, instead of early Sept)? What will I miss by doing so? I love my job and definitely want to go back - but I totally understand the 'mommy guilt' that so many people write and talk about. Sigh.
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