So how has our first week of parenthood been? Not easy if we're honest. Waking up every 2.5-3 hours throughout the day and night to feed Audrey is never going to be a walk in the park is it?
Combine that with LOTS of poo-ey nappies, crying at 3am (from all 3 of us!) and you get the idea....
Days and nights have just merged into one, very often we've no idea what time of day it is, nor what day it is!
On Monday Audrey was still really sleepy (a good thing for a baby you'd think?) but it did worry us. After a couple of consultations with the FANTASTIC midwife Maria though, we seem to have got Audrey's feeding cracked and things are a LOT better now.
Thanks to everyone who sent us good wishes last week - we haven't got round to replying to many of them, but it was really nice to read them in our waking hours!
And now the good news...Audrey is such a beautiful baby. We know we've got a really really long way to go, but she is a real little flame burning brightly in our lives. We feel so happy to have her. Maria told us that she believes babies choose their parents, and we hope that (despite our clumsiness and naive attempts at parenthood!) she's happy with what she's got!
Till next time.
Audrey's first ride in her fancy car seat
Audrey reacting to hearing daddy's joke for the fifth time..
Audrey on her rug!
2 comments:
Trevor,
Just wanted to say Happy 1st Australian Father's Day for Sunday. Hopefully you will know it's Sunday when it arrives :o)
Those first few weeks are tough going but worth every minute. The tireness however continues on for a long long time.
cheers
Andy
Love the pictures, glad you're finding it hard! Shany
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