Tummy time!

A little tummy time while daddy was away at work...

Burping baby

Andrew and Niko getting some quality time together.

Niko, day 12

Lucky I caught him awake!! Worth the wait.

Being Mommy, round 2

After months of anticipation, Niko is finally here! Once again, our lives have changed irrevocably. I had become accustomed to a life of working all day in the operating room getting patients safely off to sleep then returning home to enjoy my family and get Zach safely off to sleep. Suddenly, I've been thrust into full-time mommy-dom: breastfeed, change diaper, soothe baby, try to put baby down and grab some sleep, resoothe baby, breastfeed, change diaper, put baby down and spend some time with Zach, breastfeed, etc, etc. Time passes strangely. The only difference between day and night is Zach's exuberant presence. I'm not going to lie and say that I love every minute of being a mom. It's exhausting both physically and emotionally. But I wouldn't give up this time I have at home with Andrew, Zach, and Niko for anything in the world. It reminds me that my priorities are here with this amazingly beautiful family Andrew and I have made. It has shown me that I have more love in my heart than I thought possible. Watching Zach welcome his brother into our home with a 2 year-old's curiosity but a much older child's sense of love and tenderness has only made me love him more. Niko has opened a new part of my heart to love I didn't know was there. And my love for Andrew continues to grow every day as he shows me what an incredible father, husband, and man he is. I am the luckiest mommy in the world.

Like two peas in a pod

Zach & Niko together on the playmat...

Zach vs Niko

Despite all our concerns about adjusting to life with a baby brother, Zach has been amazingly sweet with Niko. He has been (for the most part) gentle and doesn't seem threatened. In fact, he always seems to want to know where his brother is, and what he is doing. He loves patting him and giving him kisses. And he said the funniest thing when the Min grandparents were over the other day. Haddabeuji was holding Niko, and then Halmoni said it was time to go. Haddabeuji turned around to look for his coat and Zach yelled very firmly, "PUT HIM DOWN!!!" ROFLing...

It's the bouncing baby boys!

I couldn't resist taking a picture of Andrew happily bouncing his two sons on the big green ball we use to soothe babies.

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