Our newest addition

I deliberately stopped writing on this blog when I found out I was pregnant, solely because we weren't ready to spread the news and I didn't have any thing else that seemed even remotely exciting in my life in comparison. Then school started again and took up all my time. But now we have a daughter and funny and special moments are happening everyday and I have a feeling that my Facebook friends are getting tired of the baby posts. So I am going to switch my sights to blogger. I need a place to share all my happy experiences as a wife, mother, and homemaker. And maybe share some of the struggles as well. This is not intended to reach a wide audience, but just another outlet for a journal addict (I have three hardcopy journals that I regularly write in already).

Erika Jean Norseth 

3/16/13

A lot of you know the struggle I am having in my recovery from the emergency c-section, but that is a story for another post. This is about our baby. Erika is a healthy and beautiful girl. We took her to her first appointment with the pediatrician when she was 6 days old. Funny though, at the hospital they measured her at 18 inches, but after triple checking she was 20 inches! I doubt Erika is growing that fast, so I think the hospital was mistaken. At that appointment she was up to 7 lbs 7 oz which was more than her birth weight. What a nice feeling it is to know that my baby is growing and that I can feed her. Then her two week appointment was on Monday. She was just barely under 8 lbs! The doctor says she looks fantastic. And she is! What a wonderful baby I have been blessed with. Although she is starting into a bit of a fussy period it usually doesn't last for very long. Last night she slept for over 5 hours at night! I'm afraid I'm going to get spoiled with such a good baby. Everything I've had to go through has been worth it to know that my baby is healthy and strong. She might not have even made it if not for the c-section.

We've already done so much with her! We took her to the park for a picnic with some of my family. We have taken her to a restaurant where she was absolutely amazing. She didn't make a peep the whole time we were there! I even took her shopping with my mom and me.

At the park

But my favorite thing to do with my baby is cuddle. I could just sit and stare at her for hours. Chris and I love her much! We wonder how we ever lived without so much cuteness in our lives.