Wow. It's been almost two weeks since I gave birth to my daughter, Claire, and the time sure has flown ever since! Almost immediately, it felt like she'd always been here. She was born on March 5 at 2:22pm, weighing 8 lbs. 10 oz., 20 inches long and a head full of hair!
We've spent the past week on a steep learning curve, figuring out nursing and experimenting with ways to get her to fall asleep (and stay asleep!) as well as just getting to know her and watch her grow, even in just these few days. Honestly, it has definitely been harder than I'd expected and more trying (lots of tears on both our accounts), but also more gratifying.
We're still finding our stride with parenthood, and fortunately my husband has been able to take off a couple of weeks to spend at home with me as we adjust to life with our little, leading lady. Which is why I hope that you've been enjoying all the great guest posts I've been sharing since I went into labor earlier this month. There are still a bunch more that I'm thrilled to get to share, and hopefully sometime in the next couple of weeks, things will be more settled around here so that I can get back to blogging on my own.
In the meantime, I really appreciate all the support and love you've shown through this whole pregnancy and now during this adjustment period. It means a ton!
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So great to hear from you Carmen, and wonderful to hear that Claire is doing well. What a beautiful girl she is! I'll be praying for this adjustment period (Which I have heard can be so hard) Know that you are not alone in that, and you are not doing anything wrong.
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~M
Glad to see you are getting alone. What a blessing she must be.
ReplyDeleteShe is precious and what a beautiful name! You have been in my thoughts and prayers and will continue to be. I can only imagine this transition period is quite the challenge. :)
ReplyDeleteXoxo.
Little dark haired girls born on March 5th are a handful (just ask my mama) congratulations my dear, she is beautiful!
ReplyDeletewhat sweet cheeks! and hair!
ReplyDeletei'm nominated you for a liebster award, which i'm not quite sure what that means exactly. and you have an excuse not to do it if you can't figure it out ;)
She is a beauty! Congrats and your in my prayers in this new season.
ReplyDeleteMany congratulations!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I kept checking to see when you'd introduce your little one. She's absolutely precious! And I have to tell you, even 4 1/2 months in, the learning curve is still steep, and there are still tears, but it's a very fulfilling job!
ReplyDeleteYay! Hi, Claire!
ReplyDeleteOh what adorable chubby cheeks!! I've been waiting for you to do this post and introduce your daughter. Such a lovely name too!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations!! So nice to meet you, Claire! LOVE the name btw (it's my middle name lol)
ReplyDeleteCongrats! She's such a sweetheart.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations - she's a beauty! :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome! Congrats, and enjoy these early days...breathe deep...God bless your family! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations, your daughter Claire is adorable
ReplyDeleteCarmen, she is just beautiful! So happy for you two! :)
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to you & your husband. Claire is gorgeous and a true blessing. May God be with all of you and help you during this time of adjustment.
ReplyDeleteLike I said on the other post, Congrats! I've been playing catch up with blogs, and was sooo excited to see this and all the other posts about your journey into motherhood! She is a beauty!! Looks like the perfect little snuggle buddy. ^_^
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