I love my boys so much, but this have been a very trying week! Johnny is hitting his terrible two's and getting two new teeth. The result = Johnny crying constantly, telling me and everybody "no" "let go" "don't" "stop it" "mine" etc. The only possible way to calm him down is to put on his new favorite show......
The Wiggles, Wiggle Around the Clock, different from the previous Wiggles dvd he loved. This show is constantly on in our home. The pros: I can clean without having to guard Nathan and worry about his safety, Johnny stops crying, sometimes Nathan stops crying, I can somewhat hear myself think. The cons: I am constantly singing "Wake up Jeff", & "Wave to Wags", I have only watched one other show during the day once in the last two weeks, Nathan is getting hooked too, Davie & I spent the other evening watching the Wiggles on youtube. (They used to be part of an 80's band that was really popular, we had to check it out...)
As for Nathan? Well, the calm has worn off! He has become a major Mama's boy, which is good and bad. This is good because Johnny has always been more of a Daddy's boy, so it's my turn. It's bad because I cannot put him down! He cries and cries and goes purple in the face, he almost makes himself pass out. I pick him up an put him on my shoulder and he's fine. I can feed him, burp him, change him, it doesn't matter, he's happy if I'm holding him and mad if I'm not. He hates his swing, hates laying in the nursing pillow, hates the pack-n-play, and doesn't want to be held by anyone else most of the time. I love cuddling with him, but it's very hard to get anything done when you're holding a newborn on your shoulder 24/7.
The biggest issue is that they both want my attention at the same time and I am just horrible at giving it. I can't feed them both at the same time, change both of their diapers at the same time, and I can't hold them at the same time. I look forward to the day that Johnny realizes this and offers to help me instead of whining at me. I also look forward to the day that Nathan can comfort himself and enjoys his swing or laying on the floor and playing.
I'm sure things will get better, it's just hard when both of your kids are going through rough stages at the same time.
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Have you tried holding Nathan in a front carrier? Maybe that would satisfy him and keep your hands free. We'll be going through this before too many months and I am pretty nervous :) Good luck!
I totally understand! It does get better as the baby gets older but my baby is 9 months old and I still have rough days. Something that calms my girls down is going for a walk outside. They both love it.
Oh, I feel your pain. After I had Derik I thought I would never have another kid! Good luck, and hold on, it will get better!
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