I thought it was time I posted something now that I am a mother! This has been an amazing and emotional week. We finally came home from the hospital on Thanksgiving day which has given us two days at home. In that time Abigail and I have made great strides in working together at nursing which was one of the concerns that kept us in the hospital. Well I am happy to report that we have figured it out so much that Abigail has made it back to her birth weight already! She had her newborn check up this morning and she passed with flying colors. Her jaundice number is still a little high but it is on its way down. We also gave her her first bath today (see video). This was a comical and enjoyable event. We are definately new at this! We are learning little tricks and tidbits everyday. On our first day home, we had two poopie explosions all over me and the changing table! Now we know that we should have a wipe ready to catch any leaks :)

Jim has been absolutely amazing through all of this. Supporting me by going to the grocery store and keeping me fed so I can feed the baby. Helping me around the house with dishes and laundry. He is also becoming an expert diaper changer and baby swadler. He is such a proud daddy! He went out and bought the biggest "It's a girl" balloon and a bunch of pink and white balloons to attach to the mailbox to tell the world about our baby girl.

We have also had a slow trickle of different visitors. On Thanksgiving Abigail got to meet her maternal grandparents (granparent names have not been decided yet), her Aunt Sarah and Uncle Bryan, her Nanny (great grandma) and Clint. On Friday her paternal grandparents came for a visit. And then today she met her Great Aunt Marianne and Uncle Ray and then a little later Katie came by for a visit. We will continue to take pictures as she meets new people and post them in her album.

I am amazed at the almost instant change that this little bundle of joy has had on me and I have already come to realize the truth behind the saying, the gift of motherhood. The sudden emotional changes have been a roller coaster. I am understanding already the worry that a mother has regarding her child. I have been worried all week that my baby was not healthy and this has caused me great stress. But after her stellar check up this morning my mind has been put to ease and the stress has been replaced with great joy and happiness. Of course the worry is still there, but it is absolutely incredible to me the sudden urge to take care of my baby and myself. I now know what my mother has always described. But I find myself staring in amazement at this beautiful gift from God which I created and will take care of for the rest of my life. I am a mother.......