Monday, February 28, 2011

Life with Arden: Weeks 1 & 2

Getting to know Arden Leigh has been so much fun! She is such a good baby and her laid back personality makes her a keeper. It has been a lot more work than I ever imagined but each day gets better and better as we become more efficient. After her first week home, she has had a steady parade of visitors from friends and family and all have fallen in love with her.

Meeting Babe (her Great Grandfather)


Meeting Aunt Susan


Ryan's parents have made the trip several times to come see her


On her first week birthday, we gave her a bath. She didn't seem to mind and looked so content once she was wrapped up in her hooded ducky towel that Mimi bought for her. She looked so precious!



We have already seen her pediatrician twice and so far she have been told she is, "perfect". I pray each day that she will continue to be healthy and grow to be a little more sturdy. At her two week appointment they weighed her at 4lbs. 12oz. We are glad to see that she is growing and notice that she is a lot more hungry, eating 2 oz. every 2.5-4 hours. It may not sound like a lot, but it is quite an increase.


Her sleeping schedule is something to work on. So far, she likes to sleep all day and party all night. Mom and Dad aren't quite into that lifestyle so we looking forward to when she gets it switched around. Luckily, Ryan is off for two and a half weeks which allows us to take shifts at night.



Ryan has been the BIGGEST help and is a terrific dad to Arden. I love to see him hold her and look into her eyes. He is also the best hand around the house cleaning bottles, washing clothes, feeding and burping, changing diapers, cooking dinner, and cleaning up. I couldn't have done it without him!

So small...

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