That's My Girl!

Ok, first thing's first. Paige was one week old on Tuesday. So, Happy Birthday Paige!

On Wednesday we took a trip to a nursing specialist. Feeding time has been quite a beating since Paige was born, so Erin thought a fellow nurse might be able to help. Here is a picture of the family before we left. Erin's very fond of picture time, but I think Paige is getting tired of the flash.

Until now, I really wasn't sure how much of me and how much of Erin was in our little hybrid. But the following events have convinced me that Paige has a lot of me in her. At the beginning of the appointment we had to weigh Paige with her diaper off. It all happened too quickly, so I don't have photographic evidence of the events. You'll just have to trust me. The nurse put Paige on the scale on her back, but Paige, like usual, was too squirmy. The next choice was to put her on her stomach.

Just so you can get a good visual, Paige was on the scale in a very similar pose as below. But she had her diaper off.
I think you might know where this is going. It started out with an innocent toot, but Paige had other plans for this particular scale. I can't exactly categorize it as projectile poo, but she gave it her best effort. Her new weight after this explosive poo incident....half an ounce less.
Erin and I were embarassed, but deep down I was proud of Paige. That's my little girl!

This is a picture of Paige in her swing. I think she's finally growing comfortable with it (but not too comfortable, if you know what I mean!). It looks like she's asking someone to either speak up or repeat the question.

Here's a picture of Mimi. This is a good one because it shows Paige with her favorite expression: one eye open.

This is just a random picture. I call it the Purple People Eater.

So now I've got some advice for all the new or expecting parents out there. First, learn to swaddle. The tighter the better. Don't worry, they'll teach you that in the hospital. But the second piece of advice is to get a set of speed bumps like you see below. I don't know where Erin got them, but they're magic. It's probably my imagination, but I think Paige sleeps better because she can't roll.

Here's another random picture, but Erin loves it so I thought I'd put it on the blog. If you read Paige's shirt, I think you can understand why Erin loves it so much.

And finally, thanks to all Erin's friends for all the messages you've sent. They've really helped so keep them coming. She feels bad that she hasn't been able to respond to all of them. But I think I give her a pass, she's a little busy at the moment.

I especially appreciate all the encouraging words when you say to hang in there, the first couple weeks (or depending on who you talk to 1-3 months) are the toughest. Although it would've been nice if you had warned us (more importantly me) of these revelations BEFORE we were in the middle of sleepless nights. Any more gems you'd like to share?