Annabelle - 4 days old....

First bath - 7.18.09

Catching some rays on the couch with Daddy 07.18.09

Thank you to everyone who has been calling, texting, emailing, facebooking etc - we appreciate it! Annabelle is keeping us on our toes! In addition to the usual first week fun stuff (feeding, burping, diapering and lack of sleep) we've been fighting jaundice. Annie has already been to see Dr. Kwak and we have been back to the hospital daily for bilirubin testing. Our little trooper handles the heel sticks much better than her over emotional Mommy does! She's also spending much of her time on a lighted blanket to treat the jaundice...just a few days old and already life is complicated! We've also discovered she can only have soy formula, so after fumbling around for a few days with breast milk and regular formula - we're on to soy only. She's happy to suck down whatever we offer though, she has quite the appetite...nothing shocking ;)

It's amazing to watch her little personality start to shine through. During her rare wakeful/alert moments these first few days we've gotten to know the sweetest little person. She's definitely a Daddy's girl - Jeremy & I have been with her non-stop - and loving every minute of it!

More pictures to come soon! <3