Week One

I cannot believe that one week ago today I was laid up in a hospital bed in labor with my baby girl. She's been absolutely amazing this week! She sleeps for 2 to 3 hours at a time and only wakes up once (maybe twice) during the night. Andy and I have worked out a really good system to cover the night shifts. We trade off nights and mornings. Example: he wakes up with her at 1am so I can sleep, so I get up with her at 7am and he sleeps in; the next night, we swap. In the mornings, she stays up long enough to watch The Price is Right with her Daddy, then it's nap time for us both. We've been lucky to avoid the severe sleep deprivation (so far)! This week has been filled with so many funny little moments that I have tried so hard to make sure I remember. I get weepy (hormones?) when I think about her growing and changing so fast, I wish I could slow down time!

Speaking of hormones, here's a funny one... The three of us made our first venture to Sam's Club and Walmart the other day, about a 45 minute drive from home, and Brittney did GREAT! Her mother? ... Not so much. On the way home, she was a little fussy so I decided to sit in the back with her in case I needed to fix a bottle or sing a song or something. I noticed she was getting hot, so I took off her blanket and noticed (GASP!) a red spot where the buckle of her car seat had rubbed her leg. I swear when I first saw it, it looked like a blister, and what kind of mother would let her daughter sit there with that huge, awful blister?! A terrible mother!! That's what kind!!! ....... Brittney and I competed for loudest sob, and I think I won. Poor Andy.

And since we're sharing stories, here's another one... Our pediatrician is a very frugal man, and he told us not to waste money on powder or expensive wipe warmers. Instead, buy a cheap hair dryer, and hit her little tush with it after you wipe her down. Warm her up and dry her off... two birds, one stone. The first time we tried this, she loved it. But the second time.... Andy turned on the hair dryer (which wasn't even pointed at her bottom yet), and she kicked her legs back, lifted her little tushy, and waited calmly with the most content look on her face! IT WAS PRICELESS!!

Okay, she's needing my attention. Check back later today, I'll be putting a slideshow on the page for your visual enjoyment.