Thanks all for the support. Nathan is now in bed and today went fine. As soon as I wrote that post, in fact, I thought, "You are way overthinking this."
It helps that James is an easygoing baby who will let you plop him down anywhere. It helps that I can already tote him around with one arm, nursing him, while having my other hand free. It helps that Jeff got up early to make sure coffee got made and he had some quality time with the boys. It helps that Nathan is back to his normal sweet self.
It also helps that for whatever reason- more sleep?- no PPD?- experience?- I am more confident this time around. One time when Nathan was a newborn we came home and Buster had pooped inside on the floor and I just lost it- I remember calling Jeff at work, literally not sure how to handle it.
Tonight? There was a daddy longlegs in the bathtub when I went to pour Nathan's bath. I didn't blink, and just grabbed some toilet paper and flushed it. While holding a baby and directing a two year old to brush his teeth.
I am sure there are going to be rough days ahead, but I am glad I started out with an easy one.
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Nathan's new thing today is climbing on my lap when I am holding James and saying, "Two babies!" It is ridiculously sweet and cute. Also, "If You're Happy and You Know It" came on when we were riding in the car and Nathan was clapping his hands and turned to James and said, "Baby, clap hands!" and then showed him. Having two is fun.
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