Shaz by the Sea

When Cal was first born 3 weeks ago, so many people asked me how Conor and Caden were adjusting to being big brothers. To be honest, there wasn't much of a difference in their behavior and I was thrilled. I was surprised, but thrilled. Now fast-forward three weeks and I am starting to see Caden act out a little more than he ever used to. He is actually mostly acting out towards Jimmy and wants more attention from him. You would think he would be jealous of Mommy - but not the case. Conor is behaving wonderfully and I am so thankful for that. Between a constantly whiny toddler and a gassy/fussy newborn, I am SO thankful that one of my children seems happy right now. I know it's just a phase, and things will probably shift by 5pm today - but boy is it difficult. Everyone has their moments! Cal... Caden... He was upset that Jim was holding Conor -- even though Jim held Caden most of the morning. Jim was trying to be fair; and Caden was heartbroken. Conor... H...

I have three sons. Wow. On Thursday night, Auntie Chrissy braved the trip of bringing Conor and Caden into the city to meet their new brother, Cal. She ventured over to their daycare and picked them up on her own and drove them over to MGH. I was so impressed! She was sending me updates on the way - like the boys knew something was different but not exactly what, of course. Jim met Chrissy out front to help her bring the boys upstairs to the 13th floor. They walked in and they were THRILLED to see me. I of course loved every second of that. I missed them so much and couldn't wait to see their little smiling faces and hear the best words ever "hi mum mum" from both of them. I gave them each a minute or two with me, and then Daddy went over to get Cal. Conor was very timid and even hit behind a chair. Caden however, was very intrigued and even gave Cal a high five! This is Caden and Cal's first meet. Here is Caden giving him the high five. It was SO...