bonjour family

By Matthias

A week has passed. So far everything is going well.

Chloe: Her face is changing, it is becoming more her, and less “small alien that just squeezed out of Tracie’s tummy!” Because of this she is getting cuter and cuter everyday. She is still sleeping alot, and pooing alot. She seems to enjoy pooing during the night, which is fun for tracie and I. On thursday she had her second bath; her first one at home, and she didn’t enjoy it all that much. She is very calm, cries a little right when we are trying to go to bed. Apart from that she is feeding well and Tracie has no complaints.

Olivier: It would appear that Olivier is transitioning into the (i hate to say it) “terrible twos” stage. A few days after we got home he started to push boundaries and buttons in a new and ferocious way! To be frank, he was driving me ca-razy! There were a few nights when we had to put him down early, we just couldn’t handle being around him any more. I hear, to my relief, that these kinds of emotions are completely normal for a parent - otherwise I would be racked with guilt! It has been nice to be home and to be able to spend time with him. He is still working out who this new baby is! He hasn’t quite mastered the art of being gentle and seems to enjoy offering his ’sucker’ (pacifier) or his juice to her.

Tracie: She’s tired and sore. A week later her muscles still ache! Labour is like a whole day’s workout squeezed into a few hours - talk about a workout. She is so relieved that feeding has been going well, Chloe is a lot easier than with Olivier. Her nights are a continual interruption, despite my helping. I am pretty sure she has enjoyed my taking care of her. I don’t think she’s left the house since last weekend. We’ll head out today.

Matthias: I tried to squeeze in a day of “money” work yesterday. Our monthly support doesn’t cover all of our bills, so I have been doing remodelling work on the side to help. I missed quite a few days a result of the labour and this baby, and our financial situation was dire. We were just about able to make our mortgage payment this month, which was a blessing. In a week or so, I shall return to work full-time. It will be an interesting transition time!

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