My First Week!

Hey world, its me, Brianna ... and yes, I'm finally here! My apologies for keeping mommy from the computer for so long but she's been busy taking care of me. I just wanted to pop in and say hi before I go take another wonderful nap in my nursery. I must say, daddy & Aunt Ashley did a great job and I love the cozy bed and the bees on the walls. I have to say, the rocker's my favorite place though, especially when mommy's got me all cuddled up with her and we're snoozing together! Anyway (yawn) off I go to sleep ... bye bye.
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Brianna's one week old today and its gone by so fast. Its hard to believe and I know that time will not slow down anytime soon so Justin and I have been savoring all the precious moments with her. Its been wonderful for the two of us to have this time home with her and we've enjoyed every moment. As you can imagine, its been a week of firsts for us and her so I thought I'd highlight a few of them for you all and share some pictures. I hope you enjoy!

First, the stats:
Birthday: February 4, 2009 @ 9:55 pm
Length: 21 inches
Weight: 7 pounds, 6 ounces

We also had our newborn checkup this week. She lost 6 ounces in the hospital but has regained 2 ounces since coming home. She got her first shot and only cried for 30 seconds or so, which made Justin and I feel much better. We hated the fact that she had to be stuck in the first place.

Here's some pictures of the new baby with mom and daddy. We also were able to snap a few pictures of her in the newborn nursery getting warmed up and checked over.


Of course, the most important "first" after meeting us was to meet the grandparents. Here she is with first my parents and then with Justin's.



Our stay at the hospital was great. The staff was very friendly and helpful but we couldn't wait to bring her home. Here's a few pics of daddy getting her settled in her car seat the first time and of course, the coming home outfit.


She's also met her Aunt Ashley and Uncle Scott, as well as her Aunt Amanda, Uncle Josh and cousins Bethany and Addisyn. Unfortunately, she met Amanda and her family just after being born and I don't have any pictures of them together. As soon as they are able to come visit again, I'll make sure to remedy that.


She also had her first bath this week, which wasn't as scary of an event for me as I expected. The whole idea of trying to hold on to a slippery baby was a little bit daunting but we made it.


And here's my favorite picture of the week. After the first night home, which was really rough seeing as she didn't go to sleep till 4 am, she's been a good sleeper every night. Sleeping babies are wonderful things!


That's it for this week.
Love you all,
Lucretia