Wait, you mean…?
People always talked about how different the second child would be from the first. My response was always that he wouldn’t have a choice; I knew I’d never be able to do the things for a second baby that I did for Sam. Sam was the crankiest, fussiest, colicky-est little thing I’ve ever seen or heard of. Others agreed. For example, while other parents were heading out of the house with infants sleeping in their car seats, even taking them into restaurants while in their car seat, Sam would scream the moment he was placed in it from day one. So every time I wanted to leave the house I had to consider how long of a drive it would be and ultimately if the activity was worth listening to Sam’s primal screams for the duration of that drive. This also included the stroller - Sam would absolutely have NOTHING to do with any stroller of any kind until about 7 months old. He would tolerate being worn in a sling or front pack for short durations of time, which is how I survived those first months.
So when Robby fell asleep in his car seat for the first time Hubby and I just about passed out. Since then we have learned that as long as he is in motion, Robby will generally sleep in his car seat, be it in the car, in the stroller, or in a cart. AWESOME! This means that I can actually take Sam out to playgrounds and so forth in the mornings, which makes me so happy. I’d envisioned a Fall and Winter of the 3 of us being stuck inside the house, Sam having to amuse himself while I tried to console a crying baby all day every day (again, Sam cried CONSTANTLY so that’s what I thought all babies did). That’s not to say Robby doesn’t cry or that we don’t have difficult times. Try coming around our house any time after 4:00pm and you’ll see what’s up. Or try having him sleep on anything but your lap when we’re home and you’ll hear some serious protest. But if I am able to take Sam out for some hard core play in the mornings while his little bro sleeps and is content, then we are already doing better than I’d expected. Hopefully I haven’t ruined it all by writing it down…
Proof:
Oh, I am so happy for you! And that photo is precious.
Steph
YAY!
My first was not nearly so unhappy as Sam sounded like, but I remember with my second and then my third being astounded that babies really DO sleep as long as the books said they did! All that time I thought the texts were telling naughty old fibs about newborns sleeping up to eighteen hours a day. LIARS!
Thats great that your still able to do play groups. I remember Boo was pretty fussy as a baby, but he liked motion like your youngest!
OH MY GOSH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Congratulations!! I’m so happy for you!!
I had the opposite - my first was an angel and the second, well…we questioned if he had any odd numerical birthmarks anywhere, ha ha. I would have been thrilled to have it the other way around like you. What a sweet picture, GOSH!
Yay for easier babies! Robby sounds perfectly average. Which ROCKS. Enjoy your mobility!
This is great news. I have been thinking about you and praying that Robby wasn’t giving you too much of a hard time. I’m so happy for you Beth.
Whew! What a nice discovery. I hope that Robby continues to be relatively easy going in the sense that it allows you and Sam some freedom to roam around during the day. It certainly makes for life to be a little easier doesn’t it knowing that you can have some fresh air for more than 30 seconds …
Glad to hear that things are going well so far. Robby is certainly a cutie too.
SWEET! i hope i get the same. she’s due in less than a week!
so sweeeeeet baby…..Congratulations
So precious! My 2nd baby was my most laid back, easy-going baby. I can’t say that lasted forever, but he was an angel baby for sure.
Awwww….. he is soooooo cute! Glad to hear you are settling into a routine!
I just found out #3 is on the way!!
Oh congrats! I love when they suprise you for the good:)
CONGRATULATIONS! After my recent email and voicemail went unanswered, I figured new baby had arrived a little ahead of schedule. Have been pining for details and finally remembered that you blog. A bit of googling and voila, everything I’ve been wanting to know WITH PICTURES! Jackpot!
Robby is gorgeous (he really does look just like Sam did, huh?!) and I’m glad to hear he’s been treating you well so far! Hope we can catch up more once things settle down. We love and miss you guys!