LOOK AT HER!

On March 7th, Jeff and I became the parents of a very adorable baby girl, Rebekah Claire, at 4:17AM(Rachel was born at 2:11AM)! She weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. We are very proud of her. My labor started early in the morning, so I decided I would have lunch with a friend and go to 2 grocery stores on the way home. I also went to Jeff's soccer game (which he won 7-1) and put the beef and chicken I had bought into the freezer. After Jeff got home was when labor started picking up. Jeff has said a few times (jokingly, of course) that I should have the baby on Friday night after his soccer game, so that he would be home and not have to worry about school. We joked on the way to the hospital about how it was really happening that way!

Rachel has also been marvelous. She loves to give Rebekah hugs and kisses. She is also big helper. I'm so blessed to have had Jeff home since the birth because Rebekah's nights were starting around midnight or so and Rachel has been getting up around 7AM. With at least 1 or 2 feedings between those hours, I would probably be exhausted and in serious need of help. We are hoping to get Rebekah on a better evening schedule so that I will be able to function once Jeff goes back to work.

We have enjoyed our time off so far. We have been walking at least 3 or 4 times since we came home. Of course it helps that the weather outside has been gorgeous. This pregnancy, labor, and postpartum period so far have been completely different. So much so, that I was convinced Rebekah was a boy. The only reasoning I had for believing she was a girl, was because we had such a hard time coming up with a boy name, again.

Rebekah got her first real bath today. We even managed to take pictures of it! Thankfully she is getting into a better nighttime routine, so there's hope that I won't be completely exhausted the 1st day Jeff goes back to work.