Three weeks ago this morning, we met Tiny.
Emma Noelle was born December 29, at 5:45 in the morning. She was 7 pounds, 1 ounce, and 20 inches long. She's lovely.
Honestly, I was a bit worried that Tiny would be squishy and cone-headed and wrinkly and not very cute. I was fully prepared to acknowledge that our baby took several days to become cute. Whatever. Even Emma's head was perfectly shaped. Probably due to the fact that she spent so little time coming out.
I had a great labor. It lasted only six hours, start to go. But I'll tell that story later.
For now, I'm just easing back onto this blog.
Really, I didn't expect to leave this little space neglected for that long. I have several posts in draft form, actually, the last of which is titled "40 Weeks and Still Pregnant." I started writing it Wednesday evening, about six hours before my contractions started. At that point, I was actually 40 weeks and five days pregnant... nearly 41 weeks. But what with Christmas, it's not like I even got a 39 week post done. I'm sure you all understand, and if you don't, I don't much care.
Since our sweet Emma Noelle joined us, I've meant to introduce her here so many times. But there always seems to be something more important -- feeding Emma or cuddling Emma or spending time with Eric or vacuuming (still nesting, here) or sleeping. I've been a bit out of touch for the last three weeks.
And for a while, I felt a bit guilty about neglecting this little space. But I'm okay with that now. Especially after reading this blog post. I don't want to miss out on spending time with my tiny daughter because I was too busy updating my facebook status.
That doesn't mean that I won't be here. I hope to be here, often. I love having this space to share a bit about our lives. And now, to share all sorts of adorable baby pictures. I plan on making this blog one of the priorities. But only one of them.
And my priorities have had a bit of an upheaval, lately. It used to be just this:
But it's expanded.
hooray! for so many things. i'm glad to have you back in the blog world, because it's felt a little lonely without you. but even more than that, hooray for sweet little emma! she is seriously darling. i'm glad you've taken time to soak up these first weeks with your little one.
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see that you are getting all settled in as Emma's Mommy! I loved that E Tells Tales post as well (as much as a wait with baited breath for every post) and hope more new and hopeful moms check it out. I wish I lived closer to come visit! Move back to the midwest?
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, that last picture makes my heart melt!
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