Coming Up For Air

Thanks everyone for all the wonderful comments and compliments! I’m really far behind answering email and phone calls, and I think I will be for a long time. It’s weird – there’s all this down time while the baby is sleeping, but picking up the computer involves putting the adorable sleeping baby down, and, well, it’s obvious which activity I’ve chosen lately.

Here are more pictures from her first week. (Please ignore the fact that I look like the walking dead in the hospital. It took every ounce of willpower not to delete those pictures!)

We went to her two-week checkup today, and she’s already 7 lbs. 11 oz. – obviously mama’s milk is working. She’s also grown a whole inch, and is no longer lost in her newborn sized clothes. At this rate she’ll need a whole new wardrobe before Christmas! I could tell just by looking at her that she was already bigger, and I already miss the teeny tiny baby we brought home just last week…which is silly, I know, because she’s going to get bigger every day, and that’s a good thing.

Oh, and she smiles and giggles already – mostly in her sleep, but it’s the cutest thing ever. Now can you see why I hate to put her down, even when she’s sleeping?

2 week well-baby visit

Vital stats:
13 days old
7 lbs. 11 oz.
20.5″ tall

Your doctor, Dr. Bloom, thinks you’re awfully cute. Of course, we totally agree! I hate to embarrass you like this, but we had to change your diaper three times before we left the doctor’s office. Apparently, you’re very comfortable there. We also got a bunch of scary pamphlets about the vaccinations they’ll be giving you at your next appointment in six weeks. I know they’re important, but if it’s all the same to you, I’d rather not watch, ok?

Oh, and today was your first lunch out – we stopped at Wendy’s before your appointment, but you slept right through the whole thing. Too bad, I would have shared my fries with you…