Wednesday, January 5, 2011

Clara's first week

It's been quite a week. Not much sleep, lots of diapers and spit-up, a tad bit of sibling drama, but overall, abundant joy.

We love our new little girl so much, and are so blessed to have her in our lives. She's a decent sleeper so far, and very mellow and snuggly. She only cries when she's hungry or tired, and goes to sleep pretty easily, though she prefers our arms to the bassinet. She's having longer alert times, which is fun.

Lucy is getting used to sharing me- an adjustment, for sure. We've been having special reading and play times together, which helps. Lucy does love helping with Clara- burping her, putting on her hat, helping with her bath, getting her a blanket. And she often gives her kisses and hugs.

Matt's been a hero- full time with Lucy, cooking and cleaning, grocery shopping, getting snacks for me, rocking Clara to sleep...the list goes on. We've also been blessed with lots of meals and help from family and friends- we feel very supported and loved.

Here are a few pictures from the week, and a long video of her alert time on Monday.






















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