Elise finally made her appearance on February 2nd at 9:40 p.m. weighing 9 lbs 1 oz and measuring 21 inches in length. It was a long day, but well worth the wait. We are all doing really well and adjusting to life with a newborn (as she's adjusting to life with us, too). Lucky for us, she's pretty mellow and easily consoled. She's absolutely beautiful and I am completely enthralled by everything about her - her cute little facial expressions as she looks around, the little noises (growls and squeaks) she makes, her little hands and feet, and her peaceful little face as she sleeps. Here's one of my favorite pictures of her - smiling as she sleeps...
Jake is settling into his role as big brother and says he is looking forward to when she doesn't sleep so much so he can interact with her more.
Eric is a natural daddy and has really been a champion helping take care of the baby and doing all the grocery shopping, cooking, etc. - even learning to combine his fatherly duties with his student responsibilities.
Things are great and we're all really happy.
If you'd like to see more pictures of Elise, check out the google album we started for her:
http://picasaweb.google.com/eschniter/EliseMaia
1 comment:
I definetely love the picture of Elise smiling in her sleep. And of course my Jake! Love you all.
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