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November 18, 2008
cormac!
Poor Cormac already has the second child syndrome--I have barely had any time to update the blog with his adorable photos and anecdotes. Last week was a wild week of adjusting to our new addition, and then attending to some urgent baby issues. All is well, it just seems kind of annoying now in retrospect.
First, the drama: Cormac was born tongue-tied, which meant the nursing wasn't going well for either one of us. We needed to have a surgical procedure done to fix this. Insurance was denying our referral because he was not yet "in their system," which takes 5-7 business days to do. The child was not yet 5-7 days old. If you'll pardon my language, I can't tell you how much this pissed me off. So, once we broke through the red tape to get the procedure done, he sure wasn't going back to breastfeeding after enjoying the easy life of the bottle for the week. Thanks a lot, Blue Cross/Blue Shield. Since then, I've been pumping and trying to get him back to breastfeeding, which is very time-consuming. Not to mention, pumpin' ain't easy.
Otherwise, Cormac is doing great. He's got Ceasarian good looks, although he was born the old-fashioned way. (Birth story to come soon.) I'm proud to report that his head and neck strength is at least that of a three-week old. He is feeding, pooping, and peeing with vigor. (And I do mean vigor---I'll spare you the details on the latter two.) He's snuggly and small, alert and calm. His likes include being held, warm milk, swaddling, and staring inquisitively at contrasting colors. His dislikes include diaper changes, clothing changes, and bathtime. And when you don't hurry up already with the milk.
Everyone wants to know how Finn is doing with all this. Honestly, the first weekend was a little rocky. He was crying a lot, and there were some tantrums. But now, I have to say he's adjusting really well. The first thing he does each morning is go wash his hands so he can see baby. He kisses him, helps me with feeding and changing, and keeps telling us how "cute baby is." Don't get me wrong, Finn's still three. But he's been absolutely kind and loving to his baby brother, which is beautiful to see. In fact, last night, he said, "Mommy? Daddy? I looooove baby brother. Can he stay? Forever and ever?" Yes, he can.
Posted by lisa at November 18, 2008 12:58 PM
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