Just taking this moment to let you all know that I will likely be sparse these next days.
See you on the other side!
-mk
It took us a little while. We liked Ophelia, Penelope and Lucy, but River won out. We decided against Ophelia and Penelope since they would be shortened, and when it came down to Lucy and River, I asked gq: "Which of the two would you rather be named?" That decided it. gq is napping, and River is snoozing next to me. We just got back from the hospital yesterday. Both had a slight fever right after delivery, so we had to stay on for a course of antibiotics. All is good, but we definitely don't have a routine down yet. This whole week I'll probably be dropping by Hubski intermittently.
We just had our first baby 4 weeks ago, and everything is going beautifully. A bit of sleep dep, but that's to be expected. I have two pieces of advice for you:
1. Always accept help from friends and family - whether its cleaning, cooking, washing... whatever. You'll appreciate it, trust me.
2. Everyone is going to offer you advice, that doesn't mean you have to do as suggested. That includes these. :)
Yeah, total sleep dep atm. But loving it. We are slowly getting into the swing of things. We are very lucky because my mother-in-law is staying with us for a while (we get along very well :)), and she has been helping out a lot with the cooking and cleaning. Do you have a boy or a girl?
She has those debates with my wife (sometimes to her dismay). Our girl was 7lbs11oz, and 52.1 centimeters. Pretty darn close. I am! Congratulations, btw.Just remember to absorb this time as much as possible!