Jesse is thriving! He is a great baby and reminds me a lot of Owen and yet he is his own little person too! The first couple of weeks were just survival between feedings and sleep. Jesse really wants a paci. We didn't do one with Owen and really enjoyed seeing his little face, but he could cry it out and not bother anyone but the parents who were heart broken for him. This time Jesse's cries wake up Owen if he isnt asleep in the evenings.
Jesse: birth to 2 week weigh ins!
10-1: 8 pounds
10-2: 7 pounds 14 oz (midnight in hospital)
10-3: 7 lbs 5 oz (follow up at Peds office)
10-7: 7 lbs 10 oz
10-9: 7 lbs 13 oz
10-14: 8 lbs 3 oz
Next apt is one month!!
Jesse is giving us a couple 4 hour stretches, but they seem to hit during the day. I just finished skimming the baby wise book again and will be waking him up during the day to eat. I, also, moved him to his crib a couple nights ago. These has seemed to help him stretch to a full 3 hours between starts of feedings instead of 2.5 hours...that extra 30 minutes makes a HUGE difference in the middle of the night!!
Nursing is different and yet similar with Owen. We used the nipple shield for several weeks and I stopped using it when his sucking was starting to hurt again. Owen and Jesse have these tiny mouths and don't want to do a deep latch. The shield allowed me to force it into their mouths so they got used to it deeper in there. Then when we drop the shield they allow me to help them do a correct latch. Well, Jesse has this really hard suckle at the beginning. It HURTS for about 3-5 seconds till my milk lets down and he can relax more. The other thing that has been harder is finding time to pump. With 2 kids needing me I can't seem to find a good time and in the evenings Jesse cluster feeds before bed and I don't want to deplete my milk supply or create an over supply.
Big brother has been soooooo great with little brother. Our first grocery shopping experience with both boys went pretty good! Owen at one point held Jesse's hand to calm him down. MELT MY HEART!!
It worked and Jesse was happy the rest of the shopping trip. Owen was a little disappointed that he didn't get to ride in the car cart as there would have been no room for groceries and the baby car seat. I might have to use the ergo next time so he can drive the cart as it makes him so happy!
We broke out the double stroller and it was great at the outlets!! Both boys were great too!! Especially, since Owen was skipping a nap! He sat in the front and ate his lunch the whole time, plus it helped that Aunt Sara was with us!! 
We did some naked tummy time: yup of course there was a big poop and pee!! 
This is the ready 2 grow graco stroller that my family gave us!! I love it so far! Very easy to push and turn for a large heavy stroller. Plus the box has created hours of fun for a certain little boy!
Jesse has no butt and skinny long legs!! Still adorable to me!! Daddy gave mommy the best compliment the other night! Said Jesses cheeks were filling out! Means Mommy's milk is doing its job!
Try doing an asymetrical latch in football hold to create a deeper latch :) Get rid of the nipple shield ASAP as it just creates more problems! Also, it does not allow baby to transfer milk properly. And with him just now getting up to birth weight again at 2 weeks old, I'd definitely aim to nurse him 12 times in 24 hours instead of 8.
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