Time passes so quickly!

Taken yesterday afternoon -19 days old.

Her St. Patrick's Day outfit :-) Thanks SIS!

Proud Papa after an all nighter!

I wish I had more time to update this thing to keep people back in Lexington up to speed but it seems that sleep is one of my top priorities along with feeding Adriana. We are doing well -- it is very very tough having a newborn! SHESH! I mean, I don't know what I thought it was going to be like, but this wasn't it. Tosh is a great father and has helped me immensely. He has done such a wonderful job! I had no idea I'd married such a kind man.

It's also very good that my parents are helping us out. We have had several nights of "OK NOW WHAT DO WE DO?!" and my parents would step in and take her so we could get a couple hours of sleep and not lose it anymore. She is growing quickly and although she has her days and nights mixed up, she is such a sweet baby.

I've quickly learned how to change diapers and clothes. We've been pooped on an peed on and we've successfully made it to Dr.'s appt's and back on our own with her. Feeding her in the car is not easy. Her first major "outing" was this week. We went to Kingsport for my Dad's guitar lesson (mainly b/c I'm going stir-crazy in this house and just getting out a little for a drive is helpful!), and after that we went to Pratt's BBQ to eat. She did well until the end of the meal and she started screaming b/c she was hungry so I had to take her out to the van and feed her.

I am starting to get back on my feet. My incision was checked yesterday and although I am definitely recovering slowly, I am recovering. I thank God for the blessings and not the burdens right now. It's hard to focus on the good when you're exhuasted. I didn't know what exhuastion was until now. And yet, I somehow find I have the strength to get up and feed her again, even though she just ate two hours ago. She slept for 5 hours last night -- first time since she's been home. She'd been staying awake all night long and sleeping all day. We started yesterday trying to wake her up (wiping her face with a wet wash cloth) and keep her awake to see if she'd sleep, and sure enough, she did. Of course, it hurts really badly when she goes 5 hours without eating!!! I have to pump or wake her up to feed her. Ah the joys of motherhood. But I know I'll miss feeding her. I already miss the feeling of her inside me moving around and hiccuping. Those are moments I'll never forget.

Tosh is so patient and good with her. Her umbilical cord stump still hasn't fallen off - -it's close but not yet. It kind of freaks me out but I know it's OK. She goes back to the Dr. for her 1 month check up on April 2nd. Hard to believe...