Blessings

Eva is 4 weeks and 1 day old. Every day goes by so fast. I mostly live from one feeding to the next. For the first 2 & 1/2 weeks when she actually slept in between feedings I had 4 ways to spend my time and I usually only chose one - do I sleep, eat, shower or do housewife stuff? I think it’s obvious. Sleeping was what kept me going. Thankfully I was able to sleep, eat and shower everyday last week! Amazing how far we have come :).

God has been so merciful to me, to us. I can't say that I have been the easiest person to live with over the past month, but Justin has sure acted like it. Even though he is back to work he makes my lunch everyday, brings me water whenever he is home and well the list goes on forever. Our friends and family have been so good to us too. Last night Justin and I couldn't decide what we wanted to do for dinner. In the middle of our discussion our friends Dan and Jamie called - wanting to bring us dinner. Or was it an excuse to hold the baby? I don't know and I don't care :)! I can't keep up with how many thank you cards I want to send out. At least twice a week I hear a knock on the door and another package has arrived, sometimes two at a time. Lots of people have been readily giving their advice. Thankfully people I also admire and respect are throwing their two cents in and I am trying to absorb it all. When a situation arises I try to sort through the files in my brain to get to that one file that will help me this time. One of my girlfriends, Lyette, that I respect so much called me and left me advice on my voicemail last week. I can't count how many times I have listened to that message! My friend Emily has called and checked in on me and it makes me feel so much better. And Pam! Pam has distressed me with her advice!

I just want to thank everyone so much for their love, support, encouragement, listening ear and for their gifts. We are more thankful than we can tell you.

Here are some pictures I took of Eva Mae this morning. I was able to capture her contagious smile.