I thought I'd share some pictures from her first week:
I was feeding Stella in our bedroom just before bed time, and well, that's what happened... It was so funny that we took a quick picture before changing her. That was one of her first blowouts...
She loves her swing. We love it, too, because it gives us a chance to eat or clean.
She's figured out where her thumbs are. She likes sucking on her hands, and Derek read in Touchpoints that it's important for them to learn to soothe themselves. I'm more of the type that tries everything in the world to fix her problems, though.
She LOVES to be swaddled, and those swaddling wraps are like magic.
I just like this one :)
This was one of the last pictures we took in the hospital on Friday. We all had to wear these bands for security reasons, so we thought we'd put all three together. Every time someone brought Stella to us, we had to show our band and make sure the numbers matched. She even had to wear a little security device on her foot.
Here's a picture of me with her. I don't have too many with me in the picture because I'm usually taking them. After delivery, my face went crazy from all the hormones, so it's probably best I'm out of most pictures. My mom took this one just after Stella and I were laying down in our bedroom. Yes, Derek is on his laptop in the background... I'm hoping that today I'll be able to get a shower and actually dry my hair. I haven't blow dried my hair in days... a small sacrifice ;)
Anyway, I need to get back to her. Derek goes back to work two days a week starting tomorrow, so we need to spend plenty of time with Dad today. Yay for one week old! :)
