2 weeks

aunt rachel and uncle danny

abby and caroline

big sis reading to susanna

smothering little sis with kisses and love

joshua benjamin, my friend staci's baby

susanna's first sponge bath

what are y'all doing to me?

all done, nice and cozy

aunt kristen holding susanna kristen

aunt kristen, susanna, me and andrew

susanna is now 2 weeks old and boy am i tired!!! you forget how all consuming the newborn phase is once you've been out of it for a couple of years. thank goodness my parents have been here or i would have no clean clothes, food or a clean house :) caroline has been in georgia since tuesday getting spoiled by the fortney side of the family. i'm hoping she wants to come back home. i can't imagine why she would with all the attention she's gotten. this week should be interesting when she's stuck with just me and susanna! this past friday, susanna's umbilical cord fell off, our first big milestone. we had already given her the first sponge bath, but now we can give her a real one. i'm breastfeeding her, which is going reallly well, but is a whole new world for me since i wasn't able to breastfeed caroline very long. whew, it takes a whole lot of time, energy and commitment. i'm going to start trying this week to begin getting susanna on more of a schedule with waketime and naptime. i'm looking forward to getting this first little phase behind us, this is definitely my least favorite part!!

aunt rachel, uncle danny and abby came to visit last weekend and we had so much fun. it was great for caroline to play with abby. we even made a trip to downtown charleston to hyman's :) my sister and baby andrew arrived this past friday morning and are staying until monday afternoon. it has been so wonderful to have her here with me. she's been so encouraging and helpful! i wish she could stay with me a couple of weeks :) everyone leaves me tomorrow so i'll be on my own. i'm sure there will be some tears on my part. but, no time like the present to see if i can do all of this on my own!!! i remember feeling the same way with caroline once everyone left. keep me in your prayers :)