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Monday, February 05, 2007
4 weeks
Yesterday Cora turned 4 weeks old! It's hard to believe four weeks have passed already...and sometimes I feel like it's hard to believe it's ONLY been four weeks! What a journey it's been. The depth and range of emotions I've experienced on a daily basis is more than I've ever felt before. There's frustration and anxiety over not knowing how to soothe and comfort Cora at times, coupled with intense love and adoration for her. Sometimes we just marvel at how cute and beautiful she is...and how tiny she is. Other times we anticipate the day she'll smile back at us and recognize who we are.
Lots of people already ask how she sleeps - seems to be a guage of some sort. I have to say that so far she seems to be spoiling us. She takes a couple decent naps during the day and typically she'll sleep about 5 hours at night, eat and then sleep another 3 or 4. Of course, when she sleeps so much I start to worry that she isn't going to get enough to eat and wrestle with whether or not to wake her to eat or let her wake on her own. And, as with pregnancy, everything I read or am told is either totally conflicting or there is such a wide range of normal that no real guidance is gleaned from it.
Well, some adorable little girl is starting to wake up and will want to eat in a few minutes.
Lots of people already ask how she sleeps - seems to be a guage of some sort. I have to say that so far she seems to be spoiling us. She takes a couple decent naps during the day and typically she'll sleep about 5 hours at night, eat and then sleep another 3 or 4. Of course, when she sleeps so much I start to worry that she isn't going to get enough to eat and wrestle with whether or not to wake her to eat or let her wake on her own. And, as with pregnancy, everything I read or am told is either totally conflicting or there is such a wide range of normal that no real guidance is gleaned from it.
Well, some adorable little girl is starting to wake up and will want to eat in a few minutes.
Friday, February 02, 2007
We're back!
Hello! It has been a while since posting anything, but I'm sure I don't need to make excuses.
Life with Cora is going well. She's almost 4 weeks old - a month already! We had a wonderful time the last two weeks or so enjoying visits from Brad's brother, Ryan, my mom, and my sister and her husband, Deb and Eric. This week is all about adjusting to a quiet house with Brad back to work full time and visitors gone. I'm being reminded everyday that, although Cora's days are very simple - sleep, eat, cry and look around - that doesn't mean it's a simple thing to be her mother. My daily prayer is that as we're trying our best to meet her needs and get to know Cora, she feels how much Brad and I love her.
Life with Cora is going well. She's almost 4 weeks old - a month already! We had a wonderful time the last two weeks or so enjoying visits from Brad's brother, Ryan, my mom, and my sister and her husband, Deb and Eric. This week is all about adjusting to a quiet house with Brad back to work full time and visitors gone. I'm being reminded everyday that, although Cora's days are very simple - sleep, eat, cry and look around - that doesn't mean it's a simple thing to be her mother. My daily prayer is that as we're trying our best to meet her needs and get to know Cora, she feels how much Brad and I love her.
Thursday, February 01, 2007
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