Bad CeCe, Good CeCe….

 

With my crazy schedule the last two weeks, I shamefully forgot to celebrate my Adrian. He turned two on September 26 and I totally planned to celebrate him on my blog when I skipped last week. Bad CeCe!

So, today, it’s about Adrian! Afterall, someday he may be reading these posts and I would be crushed if he thought I forgot him. Good CeCe!!

Both of my grandsons were born before or during Covid. Gabriel arrived a few months before and Adrian in the heart of it all. Fortunately, I was able to sit and wait nearby for Gabriel, but this time around, I could not do that. Then again, I realized that I was going to be in charge of Gabriel while his parents were with the new baby.

I remember thinking how excited we were for Gabriel and I was determined that this second baby would not get any less attention and love. I was thrilled to watch Katie and Anthony become parents once again.

Gabriel and I waited anxiously for our text/call announcing his new brother or sister. How would we be able to sleep? Gabriel seemed to have no trouble sleeping, but CeCe was unable to do anything much except scroll through Facebook.

Finally, on the night of September 26, I got the call that Gabriel had a new brother…baby Adrian had been born. His stats were almost identical to Gabriel’s and both Mom and baby were doing great!

Once that sweet, round-faced baby came home, we gently watched Gabriel hold his brother. He was amazed, slightly excited, but ready to go play within a couple of minutes. He realized that this tiny person was now his brother and he was here to stay.

I remember watching Adrian while Katie would sleep and just think about the world he had entered. I was wearing a mask as a precaution because newborns are so fragile and helpless. Would he adapt like Gabriel had? Would he see full faces and smiles? Would he be a snuggler? Would he have dark hair? Would Covid be gone anytime soon? So many questions for a three-day-old baby.

Soon, I was getting videos of him rolling over, or cooing, then it was babbling which I felt was coming so early...he must be a genius! Adrian was sick with ear infections a lot. Gabriel had not been sick hardly at all because he had not been out much due to Covid.

He and Gabriel were learning to be in the same space. Although Gabriel tried hard to share and be a good brother, the beginnings of sibling rivalry was creeping in! Gabriel didn’t understand that the baby toys were now for Adrian, but Adrian didn’t know how to “fight!” So, the tears often rolled freely with Adrian. Nothing out of the ordinary for sure, but it was new to me because I only had one child and had not seen the sibling thing outside of my own childhood.

After at least ten ear infections, Adrian finally got tubes in his ears. His personality lightened up and his vocabulary has blossomed. Obviously, he was struggling with hearing and now, he could answer questions and tell you what he wanted.

Now, the two September boys are two and four years old. Adrian can say CeCe like a pro and he is a snuggly ball of boy! He laughs and gives a great side eye. When he cries, he cries. His feelings get hurt to the core. But I will say, he gets past it quickly.

He prefers swimming over soccer, but his bike definitely gets a workout! He’s a fantastic eater and he doesn’t know it yet, but in the not-to-distant future, his pacifiers will go missing, one at a time! Then, he’ll be starting to wear pull-ups. It’s all too much!!!

How can he be growing up this quickly? He now goes to daycare without his brother who is in pre-school. He’s excited to get home and see Gabriel but has no clue what has changed. My gosh…it’s precious!

What I love most is that they are brothers, and they do get that…Gabriel doesn’t realize that Adrian is watching and wants to do everything he does…well, actually, he does and as a result, sometimes they both get in trouble! But that’s how brothers should be…a good team!

I’ll be seeing them this weekend and you can bet I’ll cherish the time. I am one lucky CeCe and just when Gabriel was turning 2, Adrian came along to give me some more baby love.

Now, they are toddlers plus! I love those two fellas with all my heart and I know we are in for lots of adventures! In the meantime, thank you for indulging me!! #CeCeandherboys