Update and Pictures

It's been a while since I posted because it turns out its hard to find the time to get on the computer with a little baby. :-)

The last few weeks have been an intense time of enjoyment and adjustment. After Athena was born, Joe took 3 weeks off and has now been back to work for 2 weeks. Being on my own with Athena has been great, but has also been challenging. I think we have gotten into a pretty good rhythm - some days are easier than others.

We have been to the pediatrician a couple of time since she was born and she has been doing well. She is gaining weight a little slower than average, but nothing that the Dr. or we are worried about. She eats well and poops enough to prove it. She has grown an inch since she was born. She is the cutest and smiled intentionally for the first time this past weekend.

She has been sleeping pretty well and we have the nighttime into a somewhat regular schedule. I will feed Athena until about 10-ish and then I go to bed and Joe takes the baby, so I can get some sleep without the baby. He'll bring her into the room about midnight and then she'll usually sleep until about 2 and then I'll get up and feed her. Usually she'll go back to sleep fairly easily and will sleep for another 2-3 hours. So, at least I'll get about a 4 hour block of sleep a night plus the other 2-3 hours. Some days I'll nap when she sleeps, but not always.

I am going to try to post more regularly. I included more pictures.

Athena - Week 3

Athena - Week 4