Happy One Month Birthday, Samuel!!

I can't believe I've been the mother of two for a month now!! It's been great so far!!

Samuel is a very sweet baby and still does a lot of sleeping (knock on wood!!). Of course, he's staying awake for longer stretches and can be very alert (sometimes at 4 am), but he has a mellow disposition and doesn't get too upset unless he's really hungry, really wet/dirty or really tired. Usually, when those needs are met, he's cool!!

Because he's such a mellow baby, generally there is only the need of one parent to get the job done, and mainly that's me. However, I DO have another child, Jay, and he is usually found glued to his daddy during the daylight hours!! Thank God I have a wonderful husband that even after a long day at work is still a very hands on father.

That has been the biggest adjustment for life with two. When it's just one child, you can swap off different child chores or take turns sleeping in on the weekends. That all ends with two!! Basically, I get up for all the night feedings during the week and Jeff relieves me on the weekends and even lets me sleep in......and makes breakfast!! Yes, I am married to a beautiful and wonderful man.

I know that as both my boys get older, it will get easier, but at the sane time, there is another side to that....it means they are getting older. They are no longer babies and they won't need their ol' mom all the time. So while I begrudge and curse the 3:30 feedings that turn into two hour "who can keep their eyes wide open the longest" contests that Samuel and I have, I also relish in them, because I know they are fleeting moments I will never get back.

Happy One Month Birthday, Samuel. Don't go growing up too fast on me now!!