1st week

Been going great, and fast. We keep noticing differences between Finn & Oliver when he was tiny, which is of course our only other reference for having a new baby. Finn seems sensitive to sound, often startling a little when Oliver jumps big or dumps out his toys. Finn eyes are so deep & dark, I can't tell if they are silver or blue or brown they are so dark and desaturated and very shiny, they seem mirrored. Oliver is doing great with him, eager to run and bring pillows or diapers to Mama to help. Oliver comes up and yanks off Finn's hat so that he can pet his head once then wanders off again. When Oliver saw Finn's umbilical stump he asked "is Finn's penis going to fall off?". So far has been going well, I have been taking Oliver out every day to get his jumping beans out, and he has Grandma Jill here to give him lots of attention. Finn is good, as evidence of his "very advancedness" by the 2nd day he had already pulled the trick of pooping a little, getting his diaper changed, then pooping a lot right away in the new one, peeing all over his daddy while getting his diaper changed, and he's able to hold his head up for short amounts of time. Nights are going fine, first night Francesca held him and was afraid to sleep, so I walked with him for an hour and half to let her sleep. Second night was similar but not as bad. Third night Francesca was sleeping with him in bed so she slept pretty well. Somehow Finn and Oliver are already teaming up on us, with both boys needing their mama at the same time. Last night Oliver wound up in bed with us, so we had a cuddle train Finn, Mama, Oliver, and me with a little scrap of blanket. But Finn and Oliver both slept pretty well last night, Finn seems to be starting to shift over to a more diurnal schedule. Maybe it's because our 3 year old is so hearty in his screaming and crying, but Finn seems to cry quietly and softly, doesn't work up very fast, and when he is crying isn't very loud. He dislikes diaper changes, but sometimes seems to revel in it when the spaceheater is blasting out his legs, he stretches out and looks content. Seems a sweet boy, I'm looking forwards to discovering who he will be, and looking forwards to seeing what his face will look like. Francesca is doing well, she's feeling really well, but we walked 2 houses down the street and that exhausted her, so she is doing a good job of taking it easy (counter to her nature.) I'm glad that Marcos was able to come up and meet his new nephew on his first day (sunday). It has been great having the mama's group bring us dinners. And having Jill here (and my parents next week) I think is a great start for integrating the brothers, having 2 weeks for mama to heal & Oliver to get lots of attention before we're all on our own. So everythings going along well.