Shane is doing great, growing SO fast, and doing new things everyday. He has five teeth on top, four on the bottom and two molars - one on each side. If he gets frustrated, he bites. Which..... is funny, for now. But will become uncute real quick. Babies clamp down like puppies, they have no idea how much it hurts, but seem amused that they can cause pain in someone 10x's their size. He eats EVERYTHING. Seriously. There isn't anything he doesn't like. He's had turkey machaca, baked salmon, chicken with all kinds of marinades on it, avocado, broccoli, all the gross green stuff that kids are supposed to hate... he gobbles it up. Turn his nose up and spits out NOTHING. Sure, it could change and probably will but for now, we totally dig that he isn't picky in the food area. Sleep.... LOL... that's a whole other issue. He starts out in his crib at night, but ends up in our bed, sleeping with us (something I swore to God I'd "never allow") Funny what necessity and dead-tired will do. All the old-schoolers say let him cry it out, make him sleep in his crib and just walk away. We've done that. Shane is a stubborn Cancer and will scream bloody-hell for an hour and a half - straight - and show no signs of stopping. By then his face is bright red, the tears are streaming down his face, he's sulking, totally upset, holding onto the crib bars staring through them out into the hall like he is in prison. Sorry, can't do it. And I'm not even the sappy one. ;) Anyway, hopefully we'll work it out before his baby brother or sister arrives. Otherwise we need a king size bed. And goodbye alone time.... UGH. It could be worse, though.... and according to everyone on planet earth, the early years fly by in the blink of an eye and you'll find yourself wishing for the days of no sleep and diapers, when they are too cool to give you a real hug or hold a convo for longer then 'whats for dinner'. So, I believe these people, I take their word for it, and we soak in every moment. We don't judge ourselves too harshly and we just enjoy each phase. He isn't speaking yet... just babbling, mama, dada, baba, wawa - which is either Ayda or water, depending on the need at the moment. He LOVES Ayda. My God. And she is indifferent to him, which is heartbreaking. lol. She'll walk by, he will squeal with total delight and excitement, pointing at her, saying wawa,... and she will just continue walking. BUMMER dude! The silver lining is lately she's been diggin him more. Why? He is feeding himself and throws food down at her from his highchair. Now... she gives him licks and licks and loves.....til his whole head is wet from her kisses and he needs a bath. He laughs when she kisses him but then out of nowhere, Shane will try to poke one of her eyes or stick his hand in her mouth or pull her tail... OK, so, its really no mystery why it took Ayda awhile to latch on to him. I think its the crying too. It can be piercing, so imagine how it sounds to a dog. Shane is just days from walking. He stands, balancing himself for longer then 5 seconds now with no help. Walks along EVERYTHING. He is so close, but we aren't rushing it. Because once he starts, thats IT. Off he goes into the toddler phase, baby phase over. Which is cool, things gotta move forward and change. And change they do. Every day he seems bigger, does something new, makes a new face, reacts to something in a way he hasn't before, etc.
It's awesome stuff. A handful of people have said 'oh, pregnant again already? good LUCK, its a lot of work!' Luck has nothing to do with it. I won't pretend to even be slightly close to having answers this early in the game, but some basic level of intelligence, common sense, love, AND daily gratitude in the simple things that are profound really....to me, that's all ya need. Having two kids will certainly be different, challenging, an adjustment, sometimes even maddening I'm sure.... but people with far less have thrived and succeeded. Today, someone asked me if I was crazy. Literally. "Congrats, but are you absolutely CRAZY?!" Dear Lord, Why are people so strange? That was my question back to her. She looked at me like people do when they are called on their idiotic responses. That, and, maybe she won't say something dumb to a hormonal pregnant woman again. ;) SO!....lol, here are some new pics of the gorgeous boy. He rocks. Hope this finds you all well! Thanks for reading and keeping in touch. xo, Starlet
