Misc. Pictures

Check out that BabyBjorn! Erik and I took Abigail for her first walk the other day (Erik wanted to show her that it was daytime...As you can see from the picture, she's a little confused.), and once we got her to wake up, she seemed to enjoy the sunshine.



Parenthood has had a really invigorating effect on Erik and me. These pictures don't do us justice!





Abigail has the sweetest smile I have ever seen. It just doesn't get old! Unfortunately, she seems to smile the most right after her midnight feedings, when I can't exactly jump up and grab the camera. We still haven't really been successful in capturing her full smile, but Erik got pretty close this time...

Nap Time!

L'Anita in her usual position with a gorgeous little girl in her arms. Abigail is doing well in her basic life responsibilities. She eats well every two or three hours... unless we are passed out. She sleeps well too. A little too well it seems. Other than grunting and sucking on her hand, she will lay on her pad on the floor all night without crying. We have recently dared to put her in her own room in a crib and left her to call for food when she wants it. Well, she passed the test and everybody seemed to get more rest when we could sleep without hearing her erratic breathing and we didn't have to wake her to feed when she wasn't ready. Yeah, she has a rough life: eat, sleep, repeat.

We tried to use the baby bouncer but forgot to fasten her in, so she slid down until her feet were hanging off the edge. Abby is pretty good at wiggling around. She is also good at turning her body in funny directions.

Forget the brand new crib in her bedroom! Abby's favorite napping place is Daddy's lap. He uses this as an excuse not to get any studying done these days. ("I can't reach my book!")

Here she's got daddy's finger. She loves to fall asleep on you, especially if you rub her feet!

Our little Abigail is almost three weeks now and is still just as sweet and adorable as ever. Erik and I feel so blessed. She has been eating and sleeping well and is hardly ever fussy. I have to set the alarm clock each night in order to feed her because she doesn't make enough noise to wake me up when she's hungry! The only time I really ever hear her cry is when Erik and I give her a bath.
The picture to the side here was taken just after we bathed her. Erik always does a nice job combing her hair, but as soon as it dries it goes in all different directions. I'm afraid she's doomed to have my hair, which, in my toddler days, was fuzzy and stuck straight up. Oh, well. She still looks adorable.
Erik and I are adjusting well to our new roles and responsibilities. Erik has been absolutely indispensable these last few weeks as I have been recovering. He's changed far more diapers than I have and is constantly running back and forth to fetch the burp cloth I left somewhere or to dig through a pile of unfolded laundry for a clean outfit as I struggle to remove a loaded diaperfrom a squirming baby. He even made me breakfast-in-bed the first week back at home! He has been wonderful, and fatherhood seems to come naturally to him. We feel very fortunate that his surgery team has given him some paternity leave.
As for me, I am feeling great these days. It's wonderful to be up, walking around again and wearing my normal clothes!