Week 1

Wow! I cannot believe Avelyn is one week old today!! I still catch myself staring at her in amazement. I cannot believe this beautiful little baby is mine. She is so perfect and I am so in love!
Im sure she will wake up out of her sleepy newborn perfectness but, for now, I am just soaking in every second of her.

So what have we been up to this week? Avelyn sleeps in two to three hour increments at night. She wakes up, gets her diaper changed, eats, and passes out again. I try to sleep in those time slots as well but Im pretty sure I haven't slept more than 10-20 hours all week. I didnt sleep at all for the first 5 days of her life. I just held her. Seriously, I am that in love.

Brandon has been amazing at cleaning the house and cooking for us. I had no idea he could do the housework this well! He has been holding out on me. I feel bad for him though because he wants so bad to hold her and she is always either sleeping or nursing. The few times he got her in between, she was pooping :) Maybe next time he is home she will be more awake and ready to have her daddy time. For now, she isnt that interested unless you make milk.

We have been so blessed by our church family. We have been showered with meals and love all week. We are so lucky to have found Crossroads!


Im also uploading a pic of me today. I know its not pretty but I always liked to read blogs that show how the mom is recovering as well. So, Im going to be honest about post partumness. I have been lucky to have escaped the baby blues thus far. I was pretty worried about it. Ive heard it doesnt really kick in for a few weeks so Im trying to prepare myself just in case. My body is healing..slowly. Giving birth is like getting in a car wreck. You dont feel that bad at first but it really hits you a few days later. My body feels like its been hit by a mack truck. Everything hurts and I get exhausted walking across the apartment. My scale at home is broken and I won't be weighed at the dr until my 6 week check up. Im not going to worry about my weight or body shape until after that appointment. It seriously is the last thing on my mind.

I want to write the birth story but it was actually really traumatic for me and still makes me cry when I think about it, so that may or may not happen. We'll see.

So that's it for us. We are doing so well and being a mommy is the best gift I have ever been given. :)