The First Two Weeks

Ah, the first two weeks after a baby.  Normally, they're the hardest days of my life.  This time, however, it was blissful.  Seriously.  Why, you ask?  Because Cubby was at home for the two weeks!  TWO WHOLE WEEKS and NO WORK.  Yes, I was still tired, but it was doable because I was able to rest and recover and not have to worry about real life (which, unfortunately, doesn't stop just because you have a baby!).

Every seven years at Cubby's work, the employees are eligible for a sabbatical.  They're then not allowed to work for two weeks, but paid not to do so.  Pretty sweet, huh?  This year marks seven years for Cubby at his company and so "we" thought it would be a great idea for him to take his sabbatical after Britta was born.  So, while I recovered, Cubby played Mr. Mom and had a grand-ol' time doing so.  Honestly, I thought that by the end of the two weeks Cubby would be sooo ready to head back to work (especially since Kari and Juliana gave him a run for his money), but not so!  Cubby told me that he had always thought that if he'd won the lottery he'd still want to work part time.  But, after being at home with me and the kids, he said he loved it and would love to stay home if he could.  (And we wish he could too!!)

Here are a couple of highlights from the first two weeks:

Sweet baby...

Henry meets Britta

Ben meets Britta

Sleepy time

 What better way to spend a rainy afternoon after school?  Legos!  Cubby and the big kids must've spent 3 hrs one afternoon (and maybe another 3 hrs another) building with legos :-).

A rare awake moment for Britta!  She slept a LOT the first two weeks--yay!

 The weather was beautiful and so we got outside quite a bit!  (It makes life sooo much better when everyone can get outside!)

Ju Ju helped  Daddy mow the lawn :-).

This two-yr old is so cute...but soooo strong-willed.  See that face?  Yup.  That's our girl!

 Of course, there was lots' of sibling snuggle time!

The kids and their schedules kept Cubby pretty busy.  Cubby got to meet the big kids after school and walk them home (Christian loved it...Emily, not so much).  He took Kari to preschool and even got to attend "Dads and Donuts" with her.  He took Christian and Kari down to Lincoln for one of Christian's soccer tournaments and must've taken Kari to Target almost every afternoon!

It was the most enjoyable postpartum (and maybe most enjoyable two weeks) time I've had in a long time!  I loved having Cubby home and having that bonding time together as a couple and family.