Food, or lack their of

One thing that nobody tells you about having a baby until you already have one is that, if you're nursing, the only thing you can eat is boiled chicken and plain rice or it will hurt their little bellies. This probably isn't true for every baby ever born, but it's true for every baby ever born to me. Since Reece's arrival, I've cut out:

1. caffeine - this one hurts the most
2. dairy
3. caffeinated dairy - tastier than it sounds
4. anything green
5. anything acidic like tomatoes, oranges, grapefruit
6. everything else

I'm making a list of all of the things I'm going to eat once this phase is over, and I'm going to write it down here so I don't forget:

1. A huge vat of coffee
2. Giant salad with peppers, avocado, tomatoes and blue cheese
3. black bean burrito
4. Broccoli with melted cheddar
5. Ben and Jerry's Chocolate Brownie Fro Yo shake
6. a pizza with an ice cold coke
7. an entire wheel of brie
8. more wine than necessary or advisable

Any other suggestions? What am I forgetting?

8 Weeks with Reece

I can't believe it's been 8 weeks since sweet little Reece was born, but there you have it. When you have a brand new baby in the house, time manages to drag unbearably and rush by you all at the same time. So what have we learned about our new son so far? 

Well, he's an easier baby than his brother, that's for SURE, but I still wouldn't call him an "easy baby" when compared to... uh... other people's babies. We do an awful lot of bouncing to keep the crying at bay, and at night he really like to let loose with the wails (I wouldn't quite classify it as screaming), so we have been walking up and down the stairs as well. But somehow it all seems so much more manageable than the first time we went through this with Caden. Maybe it's because this time, we know that this is just a very short phase, and soon we will leave crazy town behind. With Caden, Pete and I thought we had ruined our lives permanently.

Okay so let's see.. Reece has been smiling for weeks now and just around Thanksgiving he started to coo at us. Just yesterday he blew raspberries at me. He's so advanced! His other favorite thing to do is stand up and look around. It can stop a crying jag. Amazing.