2nd week update

hi everyone! i know you would all like to see more photos and i swear we try to take them and find time to put them online but it can be challenging to find a spare moment. virginia keeps us busy. she is a wonderful baby and we are so happy. she is beginning to have more awake time in between eating and sleeping and that has been fun. she looks around the house in wonder. we play a game with her- one of us will stick out our tongue and she gets really fascinated and holds eye contact and then sticks out her tongue. it is so awesome. we can't believe that just a short while ago, she was living inside me and now she's here, among all of us in the world.

virginia is a thin baby- not skinny, she is just kind of lean and very strong. she kicks really hard. they say that as a baby, i had very strong legs so i think she gets this from me. then again, greg's the one who ran a marathon so maybe we both contributed. she is also extremely flexible: she pulls her knees up so incredibly high. it reminds me of a frog and i call her "Froggy" when she does that. she makes funny noises, sighing and squeaking from time to time, which makes us laugh. she also smiles. mostly in her sleep but once she looked at me and smiled and then looked over at greg and smiled. it was great! her favorite thing in the world is to be as physically close to one of us as possible. she is utterly content when hanging out or sleeping on one of our chests or in our arms and it is quite rare for her to be anywhere else because we love having her close too.


















peaceful

















looking around

















awake and alert!





















first bath. (carefully cropped since it was going online!) i once heard that newborns prefer a bath with mom because they feel unsettled when their skin slips & slides within the tub and their mom's body gives them a sense of security. i wasn't sure how virginia would react but she loved it. she became so calm as soon as she was in the water in my arms.





















finger-feeding- for anyone who hasn't heard, we've had some difficulty nursing and for the time being, i'm pumping and we're feeding her with this syringe. we hope to get back on track asap.
(note the beautiful blanket from aunt kristine)





















our first day trying out our cloth diapers. they're so huge on virginia! but comfy





















adorable





















our first outing- nothing too ambitious- we just walked to the mailbox. the hat kara made for her kept her warm.





















trying out our pouch (thanks jenny!)

















so snug in the pouch