There have been some big differences between having Clara, and my experience with her being my first as a mother, and the experience that I am enjoying with Ian. People have asked me if he is an easier baby than Clara, and I have to answer no. Clara was a wonderful baby! I couldn't have asked for better. But I think that I am really enjoying this time that I have with Ian more. So, obviously, the difference is in me. I guess that now I know how quickly this time that I have with him as an infant will pass. During the day with Clara running around and needing attention and the phone ringing and all the other things that just seem to happen, I don't have much of a chance to just sit and be with Ian. You know, all those things that make newborns special, smelling them and touching their little hands and feet and kissing that impossibly small cheek and looking into those deep, wise eyes. So now, in the middle of the night, when it's just the two of us up and it's quiet I find myself really happy for that time that I can spend with him. And those moments make the exhaustion of being a new mother again, really worth it.
