Our family has officially switched from four members (I'm including Gus regardless of others opinions) to five. Collin Benjamin was born on February 18th at 8:39pm, weighing 7 lbs 5 oz and 20.5 inches (almost the exact same as Blaine except that Blaine was 21 inches long). I was induced at 8:30am, but this child decided he was too comfy and didn't want to budge. The doctor broke my water at 4pm, and I was dialated to a 7 at 7:30. At that point everything went fast, and Collin was here. To me, he looks exactly like Blaine did and even has some of the same mannerisms. However, he's way easier! I'm not sure if that's because I knew what I was getting into this time (the constant feedings and sleep deprivation), or if he's just an easier baby. He's so much fun and Blaine LOVES him. I catch Blaine lying next to him all the time, putting his face in Collin's and patting his head. I'll ask Blaine to do something, and he'll tell me, "no, I'm looking at baby". Blaine likes to watch him eat, and then tells me, "I want to eat". I'll ask him what he wants to eat and he points to my other boob. Haha! I've been trying to tell him that he won't like that, but so far he hasn't given it up. When I burp Collin, Blaine gets really upset and says, "don't spank him mom!". It's so cute to watch Blaine with Collin. There is a little bit of jealousy (mainly with blankets and being swaddled), but for the most part Blaine is so good with him. When Collin is crying, he tells me to hold him. Juggling two kids hasn't been as hard as I originally thought, but I feel really bad for Blaine because I feel like he's stuck inside with Collin and I all the time. Luckily this isn't actually the case since I have so much family around to help. Here's some pictures:
And now a few funny things from Blaine:
- We were trying to teach Blaine that he was getting a brother soon, so we would thank Heavenly Father for our brother in our prayers. He obviously didn't get the concept and started adding brother onto every phrase: "thank you for grandma brother, and for Carly brother" etc. Then one night he started added colors into the phrases: "thank you for carly pink brother". Ben and I started cracking up in the middle of the prayer when he randomly said "thank you for daddy's black brother". Haha! Apparently Ben has a brother I didn't know about...
- He mimiks everything we say and lately he's been saying, "I don't belize it" (I don't believe it).
- He insists every night that he needs to watch idol (American Idol).
- He has already become a master manipulator. When it's time for nap time or bed, there are always five hundred things he has to do first including: eat lunch, get water, get his toys, give dadda a kiss, etc.
LIfe has become that much harder and that much more fun with these two little guys. But I wouldn't change a thing.
