3 Weeks Old

Claire is three weeks old today. She is doing very well and hasn't been too fussy since my last post. She is sleeping 5 to 7 hour stretches at night. It so wonderful that I don't have to be the one to get up every night to feed her. Andrew is doing so well with the bottle and now we're sharing the duties. We've found that Claire really enjoys moving. As soon as we get her in the stroller or Baby Bjorn, she is out cold.

Andrew and I spent most of Easter and yesterday in a candy coma. It's so nice to eat those sweets we've been craving particularly this past week. Tomorrow, Claire will take her first road trip to Kentucky. Andrew and I are doing some house-hunting on Thursday and Friday. We're looking forward to it.

Claire before going on our Easter walk.

Molly in her sympathy candy coma.

First Bottle Feeding

Andrew has been eager to help with feeding Claire, so yesterday, I pumped for the first time so that Andrew could feed Claire breast milk from a bottle. It seemed to go very well.

Laura and Alex left yesterday. Here are some more photos that were taken while they were here.



Claire loves to put her hands up near her face as she sleeps.


We've been getting longer stretches of sleep at night, but Claire seems to have developed a bad case of acid reflux. After every feeding she has been crying for an hour or two. The night before last, she went 7 hours between feedings and last night we had a 6 hour stretch. However, after feeding comes the hour or so of crying, so we can't fully appreciate the in between time.

The remnants of Claire's umbilical cord fell off this morning to reveal a beautiful innie belly button.

Three Year Anniversary

Today marks three years that Andrew and I have been married. It's so funny to think that this time last year we hadn't even discussed having a baby within the year. It was some time at the end of April last year that we decided to go for it. We usually (or as much as one can use the term for having been married this long) like to spend our anniversary at a bed and breakfast that doesn't require too much travel, but is a getaway. This year, we'll be celebrating with take-out sushi and red wine. Mmmmmm.

Claire had her two week check-up today. She now weighs 9 lbs. 1 oz. and is 21 inches long. We were told that we don't have to wake her up to feed her at night, so I'm very excited. For the past three nights we had been stretching the recommended 3 hours to 5 because we figured she was past her birth weight anyway.

I didn't know three years ago that this would be how we spend our third anniversary, but I'm so happy it is.

Two Weeks Old

Here are some highlights from this past week.

Aunt Laura and cousin Alexandra came to visit.

Andrew occupies Alex while Laura gets a change of clothes.

We test drove the Baby Bjorn which was a huge hit with both Claire and me.

While taking these photos, we discovered that Molly is capable of escaping the fenced in backyard. (That has since been resolved.)

Claire rooted for UNC during the NCAA tournament. After all, UNC is where her parents met and three years ago tomorrow, got married.

Shift Change

My mom returned to Kentucky yesterday and this morning Andrew's parents and sister returned to Washington. In about an hour, my sister will arrive and stay with us for a week. Here are some photos from this week.

Claire and Momma relaxing.

I can't get enough of Claire's adorable feet.

Claire is doing some intense thinking in her lamb chair.

Momma, Claire and Daddy.

Momma, Claire, and Momma Mia.

Claire and one of her Aunt Jennifers (she has two).

Grandpa Brian, Claire, and Grannie Beth.

A close-up of Claire.

Intentional or not, it's so cute when Claire pulls her pacifier out of her mouth.