Benjamin is now one week old. Despite a case of jaundice, this past week has gone surprisingly well. Adjusting to two children in the house has not been bad, and Benjamin has, so far, been an easy baby. Lou and I have taken a tag team approach that has worked well - he typically tends to Owen, and I tend to Benjamin. Of course, since Owen is the ultimate Daddy's boy, he's quite happy with this arrangement.
Even though Benjamin was born a full pound and a half bigger than Owen, he seems so, so tiny to me! Maybe it's because I'm used to carrying around a 30 pound toddler. We have had a little issue with Benjamin losing weight. He was born at 7 lb, 1 oz. By Saturday, he had gotten down to 6 lb, 5 oz, but we've been feeding him as much as he'll take, and he's back up to 6 lb, 11 oz as of Tuesday.
I think he looks so tiny in this picture. It was taken when we got home from the hospital last Thursday.
As I mentioned, he came home from the hospital with jaundice. Owen had this too, so we knew before we even met with the pediatrician that he'd have to undergo phototherapy. The "baby tanning bed" is a little different this go around. Last time, there was a sheet that protected the baby's head. This time, the baby has to wear eye goggles. Benjamin absolutely hated wearing them! The first night he was on the therapy, none of us got any sleep because he refused to sleep more than a few minutes before pulling off the goggles. Fortunately, it only lasted a few days, and little Ben is on the mend and is not nearly as orange as he was!
Owen has done incredibly well with Benjamin. He absolutely adores his little brother. He loves being Mommy's helper and checking on him, or bringing me his paci. Benjamin must get a hundred kisses a day from Owen, and rarely does an hour go by without Owen asking to hold his little brother.
Owen tends to squeeze him a little hard, but it rarely bothers Benjamin.
Benjamin sleeps most of the time, and typically only cries if he is hungry or has a dirty diaper. Monday night he went two 3 - 3 1/2 hour stretches at night, and last night, he slept from 12:00 - 4:30. I definitely cannot complain about that! Let's cross our fingers that he keeps up the good sleeping pattern.
And, a few more pictures of the Saez boys. Let me just say, there is a whole lot of love going around this household!
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