First day as parents successful

Well, we managed to make it through the day without breaking Cecelia. Yesterday was a good day. We didn't sleep much the first night we had Cecelia. She was fine overnight, only getting us up 4 times, but we couldn't sleep between feedings so it was a miserable night for us. It made yesterday kind of hazy. But, Tim helped us out a TON by putting together the changing table and driving up to Greenwood to pick up, disassemble, ship, unload, and reassemble the crib. Cecelia's room is now fully set up. Jessica worked yesterday morning, leaving me along with a sleeping baby on my gut and a laptop on my, err...., lap to try to work. I'm now officially a LOT behind in my studies, so this holiday weekend will have to be catch-up time for me. Beth did come over to drop off some stuff and helped me out, watching the baby while I took a shower.

And then, Julie and Mom came over. And, boy, did Julie come over, and come through. She brought all the hardware and clothes that Ainsley has grown out of. We. Are. Stocked. To the point that the pending baby shower swag should actually skew toward an older baby. Swing, vibrating chair, bumpo, and two (TWO!) crates of clothes, and stuff I'm probably forgetting. The love was a bit overwhelming.

We then packed up Cecelia for her first road trip. We went to the Bloomington Sunrise Rotary's annual meeting at which Bob Jones took over as club President. We couldn't stay long, though, but we needed to let our Rotary family meet her.

The Hanes came over after the Rotary party. Jessika held her the whole time while we all watched So You Think You Can Dance. After that, bedtime, and we actually slept between feedings. The McCarty's got us a gadget that is kind of a multiple egg-timer, so that we can track how long it's been since she was last fed, last changed, put down for sleep. It was a big help overnight when everything is kind of a drowsy fog of feeding and crying.

Oh, and I twinged my back. Of course. Perfect timing to get a sore back.

She sees the Pediatrician this afternoon. Then a bit of shopping. And I need to get some work done.