Friday, February 17, 2006

to sleep, perchance to dream...

We have all survived our first night together. I think she really likes us, and EASILY has us wrapped around her little finger.

Narda is AMAZING. She let me go sleep on the couch for 5 (Yes, that's FIVE) hours! I feel like a NEW woman! They are both napping now, and I have to go tidy up and wash some burp cloths.

Her wonderful interim care worker got her hooked on the swing and TV, which we will evnetually break that awful habit, but, um, we might take a while to do that, because it can give us 15 minutes to go to the bathroom, etc.

More later, loads of stuff to do.

Wow. I woke up and realized, OMG - there's a baby in our house, and she's CUTE! And she's kind of easy-ish, once we figure out her routine and what she likes and doens't like. But um, there's a BABY in our house, and she's our DAUGHTER.

Holy crap!

20 comments:

Jennifer said...

Congratulations again Shelli. You've both waited so long for this. Enjoy it.

Jen said...

How exciting! Did you manage to keep Quincy OUT of the crib? lol

KRISTI said...

You have a daughter!!!!! Wahooooo!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Can you believe you are FINALLY writing about YOUR baby?! Holy crap is right! I'm just so thrilled for you :)

Estelle said...

Yep, there's a baby in your house. And she's YOUR daughter. Great feeling, isn't it?

Calliope said...

I can not stop grinning over how happy you are! congrats, congrats!
wooo hoooooo!!!!

Kelly & Sam Pilgrim-Byrne said...

Everything is just as it should be. When do we get to know her name?

Anonymous said...

Isn't it absolutely glorious? Those first few nights with Lucy home, and not in the NICU, were like a dream. And no, you'll be worrying for the rest of your life about your DAUGHTER! :)

Enjoy!

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Rachel
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cat said...

Not only is she your daughter but you are her mommies!

Good wishes again today and hope you have a great weekend together.

See you next week! :)

Display said...

We were up for a feeding/changing last night around 2 and wondered how and what you three were doing. Sounds like all is well!

Shelli said...

heh - the swadling thing worked for only about 20 minutes.

She tends to sleep in 20 minute bursts. But we'll get it right somehow.

We're all just figuring one another out right now.

SO much luck to you guys, too!

Anonymous said...

Whats her name?

Anonymous said...

Now we're on to the next phase of your journey...learning to sleep through tne night and keeping the cat out of the crib....Thank you for allowing us to share your journey with you!

Anonymous said...

oh man, shelli. that is just the beginning. in a month, 5 hours in a row will seem like heaven. one more picture, come on! we're dying here.

JS said...

I agree...been going back and forth between Flickr and here. :-)
We know you're busy...lol...but we're dying out here in internet land!

Chris said...

hope the weekend goes well and that all three of you just spend lots of time loving each other and figuring each other out. your amazing parenthood journey has begun!
can you add me to the friend list on flickr? on there i am doublesmithie. my email address is parkerchristine@hotmail.com
thanks! and congrats again!
chris from ff

Anonymous said...

Congrats to you! She is beautiful. Doesn't all the pain of the past just melt away when you look into her face. I still feel that way when I look into Grace's face. I'm with everyone else. We need more pictures. Best of luck to you.

Anonymous said...

Shelli and Narda,

I have been lurking for some time. What a beautiful lucky little girl! Enjoy your time with her! They grow up fast!

May I please be invited to Flicker?
Can you send me the password to my e-mail acccount at
ellenrobinson@houston.rr.com

Mazel Tov!

Mama2Arden said...

SHELLI!!!

Just back from my business trip and went to the factory, kissed Arden and logged on here to see her...

SHE IS LOVELY!!! ADORABLE....

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE MOMS!

M. said...

LOL...I'm sure it's going to take a few days to sink in that she is YOUR baby, not just someone else's cute baby. : )