8 days old

Wow. I can't believe it's been 8 days since Morgan made her grand entrance into our now crazy world. It's soooo rewarding but I'm not going to lie - it's challenging and sometimes we even cry together when it gets tough. Usually it's a result of me being SO overtired (I don't always feel this way) with a splash of hormones. Some highlights of the past week:

The Good:

• She's amazing. She's beautiful. I love her more than anything...
• She likes car rides...and if you talk to her Aunt Steph on the phone and turn off the radio to do so, she'll get upset until you turn the country back on. :) Atta girl.
• At night when she goes for 3 hours of sleep at a time, I feel like a new woman the next day...as long as there is another 2-3 hour stint in there as well.
  
• She's so little yet but getting big fast. Not sure how long we can pull off this "newborn" size...especially in diapers.
• Her toes are long like mine. Her face looks like her Daddy's baby picture. I love these things.

The Bad:

• Sometimes, like I said earlier, we cry together b/c life gets hard/challenging with a newborn.
  
• She's had one poo-splosion. It went through 2 onsies. Impressive.
• Today we went through 3 diapers before we got to the 4th clean one. Scenario - moderate poo diaper. Change diaper. Just as mommy's snapping the onsie in place, THAT toot happens...after she works that out, change diaper. Then she pees on the 3rd diaper b/c she's upset. 4th diaper is a charm. :)
• I'm finally starting to get "tough" during breastfeeding. This is/has been BRUTAL. As in ranked #2 behind contractions/labor. It IS getting better though as we get used to each other and I position her better. Praise the LORD or I'd be buying new tatas.
  

The Beautiful:

• Even when it's the middle of the night, just as she's (finally) falling back to sleep, she'll sometimes accidentally smile. And melts my heart even though I'm frustrated or upset that I'm awake at that hour.
• I love the way Adam loves her. He's so natural at the "Daddy thing" with Morgan.
  

But more later, as duty calls. Adam worked all day today and is now at class taking a test...makes for a semi-tough day. We're getting through it and just about to get her another sponge bath I think...makes for an unhappy baby. Wish me luck!