Newborn sleep

So my little one is 4 weeks old and I feel like all he does is sleep. I have another toddler so the house is very chaotic all the time but I feel like he is constantly sleeping or grunting and moaning he never stays happily awake or looking around or alert.
My daughter was the opposite always been alert and awake so not used to it. He wakes for feeds and nappy changes even falls asleep during tummy time. Is this normal or should I be concerned??

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My 7 week old is the same! I get filled with mum guilt and worry he's sleeping all of the time because he's not getting enough attention because I have to be with my toddler (20 months old) too 😩😩

Literally in exactly the same boat it’s so hard isn’t it.. Giving them both enough attention is proving difficult 😥

Same our daughter is 4 weeks tomorrow and have 2 other children so time is limited.
I try to fit in tummy time,reading and sensory cards but it's hard as she sleeps so much.

My baby was exactly the same at 4 weeks, but we are now at 8 weeks and we are getting longer wake windows and much more interaction!

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