As I sit here typing, I chuckle at myself because I'm going against the one piece of advice that Joel and I got from a dozen different people.... "Just be sure to SLEEP when your baby sleeps!" I don't deny the fact that is awesome advice, but it's hard to abide by when I'm so eager to share stories and pictures of our precious baby girl with everyone.
Malea is 5 days old.... already the days are flying... I wish I could leave a video camera on every second of the day so I don't miss or forget anything. Every noise she makes.... every facial expression.... every little thing she does, I want to capture. Although this is our first child, I am already aware at how fast babies grow and change. Even though I'm very much looking forward to every day ahead with her and excited to watch her grow and change, Joel and I are just enjoying the "here and now".... enjoying every second and wishing there was a way to capture these memories forever. The joy she brings us is honestly far beyond words. We just sit and stare at her in amazement... we created that perfect little peanut!!! She is the greatest blessing in the world, and we are so thankful for her!
I'm reminded every day that this precious baby girl I get to hold and cuddle with is the same precious angel that has been growing inside my belly the past months.... every time she gets the hiccups, I'm reminded of the many times she got the hiccups before she was born. Joel always loved feeling her hiccup through mommy's tummy, and now that she's really here, it all just seems so surreal! When she brings her knees up to her chest and sticks her butt up in the air when she's cuddling against my chest, I smile as I visualize that little rump bulging out the middle of my tummy. There are so many things that are a constant reminder of how miraculous life is... and oh how grateful we are!!!
Today was our home visit from the nurse... Malea got a great report.... her lungs, temp, heart rate, etc were all great. She weighed 6 lbs 10.5 oz, so she has lost 7.5 oz since she was born. She wasn't that concerned considering Malea is a GREAT eater. The nurse was pretty confident that by her 2 week check, hopefully she could be back up to her birth weight. Even though the nurse thought everything checked out great, we got a call from the ped center this afternoon telling us we need to take her in tomorrow morning to do a repeat bilirubin test (for jaundice). I'm praying her results come back better this time and that everything checks out great.
Now I leave you with some pictures. This first one makes me laugh because it reminds me that my every thought is about our daughter now, making me unaware of otherwise routine things. Daddy had to run up to the mailbox, so I had Malea sitting in her bouncer seat right outside our shower so I could catch a quick shower. (No, I don't normally take my camera to the shower with me: ) As I stood there in the shower, I just stared out at Malea... I prayed in thanks to our good Lord for that precious little miracle. I stood there adoring her and thinking about how darn cute she was. Well, because of this, I think I must have shampoo'd my hair 5 times (no joke: ) I would shampoo my hair, but then be so distracted by that cutie pie sitting out in her seat, that I would forget if I had shampoo'd my hair or not, so I'd just re-do it just in case I hadn't. Apparently she is in my every thought: )
Joel thought I was absolutely crazy for wanting to take our daughter's picture in a bucket, but he was a good sport and helped me anyway. You gotta admit honey, these pictures turned out cute: )
Relaxin with daddy
Our family of THREE!
Malea's first bath at home!
Her facial expression cracks me up in this one!!! And her bouncer seat makes her look like she has bunny ears. How cute is that?! She LOVES her bouncer seat.... in fact she sleeps in it at night a lot of times because it's so cozy for her. No wonder it's called "snug-a-bunny".... it's super snuggly for her!
Sweet little smile: )
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