Brayden Timothy Stube

Brayden Timothy

 Oh how I love this little guy!

So, we are home. It's so wonderful to be home. It's so neat to head home 48 hours after giving birth to my son. I'm so sore, but so happy. I'm exhausted, but again, so happy. It's wonderful being a mommy of two!

(Arriving home from the hospital)
(February 12th 2011)

 (Brayden sleeping in the pack-n-play)
(February 14th 2011)

(Brayden chilling with mommy after a nice meal)
(February 13th)

(Father and Son early Valentine's Day Morning)
(February 14th 2011)

It's been a lot harder than I thought becoming a mom of two. Notice how I said "mom" that's because since bring Brayden into this world, I'm now "mom" to my little two year old! She is taking this new life a lot harder than I thought (and so am I) !!! Ruthie has started taking things out on me. Ignoring me completely. Not wanting me to rock her or hold her or kiss her goodnight. It's been so hard on me. Of course, the times she has needed me, I haven't been able to do what she needs, like pick her up. On our second night at home, I decided to pull her into my bed with me and have a little girl slumber party for an hour while daddy watched Brayden. It was wonderful to snuggle up close to my little girl, even if she was up instead of sleeping.

(Getting back to business... Ruthie at Art Class)

**Update- Ruthie is definately 

(Ruthie snuggling daddy while visiting us at the hospital)

The first two nights have been rough. Brayden has not slept much during the night and the biggest difference I've noticed between having one child and now having two is... if Ruthie didn't sleep at night, atleast sometime during the day we could have caught up on some sleep... this time, however, we have Ruthie joining us promptly at 7 am (or earlier... hardly ever later) to get us up!
**update- after a week of working hard to get Brayden on a schedule which includes sleeping at night; Brayden is now sleeping 5-6 hours. **

(Perfection)

Nursing- it's been another rough go around with nursing. Brayden, when latched well, nurses quite easily but at the beginning, I wasn't getting him latched perfectly and I ended up cracked and very sore. For some reason, I'm having a hard time feeding him on my left (using my right hand to support his neck and head). I dread as nursing time gets near and Jon will be first to testify that I do whatever I can to stall (which makes me so sad)
**update- it's getting so much easier.**

(Brayden snuggling with mommy after nursing)

(I love naps with my little man)