Getting in a Routine

Well, it's been a week since we came home from the hospital and we are trying to get into a routine of being full time parents.  We are enjoying spending every second with our baby girl without doctors, nurses, and beeping monitors, even though some of that quality time is at 3am!  She is actually a really good baby and sleeps most of the day.  I'm sure some of this is because she is premature, but we'll have to see what sort of routine she gets into over the next couple of weeks.  Initially she was sleeping great during the day and then up every hour or two at night, but the last couple of nights she has slept in longer stretches.  We hope this continues...knock on wood!!  I've been just trying to enjoy my time with her at home and keeping up with the housework, and Nick is off to work as usual.  I'm sure he's needing a little more caffeine these days because of the late night wake up calls, but he is such a trooper and a great dad.  She has him wrapped around her finger already!

We went to the pediatrician on Thursday so that they could monitor her weight gain and she now weighs 5lbs 1oz!!  She has really been eating well and the doctor really didn't have anything to add.  We'll be going back weekly for a while so that they can monitor her weight, but other than that she is as healthy as can be.

We had a great visit from Nick's mom this weekend.  We really enjoyed her company and help around the house.  We watched the Tigers get another victory making Sophia 3 for 3 for her LSU games.  We hope she keeps up the streak this weekend vs. Arkansas!! 

Nick and I got ourselves a new digital camera.  It is a Christmas present for ourselves that we had to get a little early since our little one decided to make an early arrival.  We're still getting the hang of using it, and next we have to figure out the software and download some of the pics so that we can share them with everyone.  In the meantime, here are some Iphone pics until we get the real ones uploaded!