Happy New Year to everyone! We have been so blessed this year with the birth of our daughter Leah! A few days after we brought her home we celebrated her very first Christmas. She was intrigued by all the lights on the tree and would stare at them for quite a while! So many people were so generous with gifts for Leah and we thank you all! She will be the most well-dressed newborn this side of the Missisippi :-) We've had lots of family in town to help out over this wonderful time, and Leah has enjoyed meeting her grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins!
All the holiday festivities really wore Leah out, and we couldn't resist capturing every moment on either camera or video. The picture below is one of our favorite- she's like a little peapod! She loves to sleep during the day. Maybe someday she'll do the same at night! We love just watching her sleep though, she looks so peaceful and content.
We had Leah's 2-week doctor appointment today and everything looks great! As we've been saying for a while, she eats like a champ. She's gained almost a whole pound since birth! The doctor said that was a great sign though and we should continue to do what we've been doing. He also said that she should start sleeping up to 4 hours at a time in the next few weeks, which Jonathan and I are really looking forward to! As difficult as it can be to go without normal sleep, we're enjoying every moment with Leah and thank God daily for our beautiful little angel.
