when she sleeps...

she likes to put her hands over her head, like she is being held up in a bank robbery. Often you can hear her squeak right before she falls asleep. t is one quick high pitched noise that makes us smile every time. i listen for the heavy breathing before i know i can lay back down to go back to sleep myself. she looks so peaceful when she is in her deep sleep. the only thing i don't like to watch is when her eyes roll back into her head and all you can see are the whites of her eyes. yikes! sometimes, her hands go up as if someone came up behind her and scared her to death. Then they may slowly fall to the side. right now she can go almost 4 hours before waking up to eat again during the night. other times she is like an alarm clock making noises every 3 hours on the dot, telling me that it is time to eat again!

our first day alone?

amy went back to work today. just me and pip and the boys. a little nervous but i am sure we will be fine. i just have to learn that i can't always be doing something every minute. if i see a dustbunny under the chair i need to leave it. if a dirty dish is sitting in the sink, leave it! so i can't take a shower first thing in the morning. so many things i need to learn.

meet the grandparents

pip had the pleasure of meeting lots of grandparents over the past week. gran (merrily, lee's mom) came to visit and even stayed with us one night. she had the touch because harper always found her favorite position on gran and fell right to sleep every time. she was lots of help while she was here and gave us lots of wonderful advice.

grandfather (bob, amy's dad) and grammy (rhoda, amy's stepmom) came to visit us as well. they too were lots of help watching pip while i cleaned up around the house or had a chance to take a shower. they even helped amy weed and clean up the backyard.

grandpa ted and grandma marie (john's parents) are going to come visit next wed.

i hope pip can keep up with all of her grandparents names. : )

our first trip out

we survived our first trip with pip. i made sure that i fed her right before we left. we managed to both get ready and get out the door as planned. as soon as she was buckled up in her car seat she fell asleep. she basically slept the entire time as we went to costco and central market. the plan was to just go to costco, but we thought we would push our luck. granted we still need to figure out the shopping cart situation, we did well. she did well.

one day at a time

can't believe it has almost been 3 weeks since she was born. we are taking it one day at a time, trying to find somewhat of a schedule. she eats about every 2 and 1/2 hours and has even gone almost 4 hours during the night. right now, she sleeps most of the day with an occasional fussy moment. overall, she let's us know that she needs to be changed or is hungry. breastfeeding is tough. i won't lie. feeding her every couple of hours is something you have to get used to very quickly. it can be painful when she latches on and i'm still getting used to the engorgement feeling. but it truly is the best thing for little pip.

thanks to lee for sending out an email to the framily. he asked if they would be willing to help us out with dinners as we get adjusted. we had some awesome meals brought to us over the past few weeks.
sibby: bbq chicken, deviled eggs, corn, asparagus/broccolini, peach dessert, mac and cheese
jimmy and melissa: brought some pad thai from pei wei. it hit the spot!
john and lee: eggplant parm and salad
hilary and janet: some central market goodness, chicken cordon bleu, watermelon, salad, salmon
amo and mel: pork loin, mashed taters, green beans
steph: watermelon cucumber gazpacho, salad, cheese and crackers

everything was wonderful...we really really appreciated you guys taking the time to bring us food.