Two weeks old...

Our sweet Allison is now over 2 weeks old.

I still can't believe that she's here sometimes...

But then in a way it seems like she's been with us forever.

So how has it been?

Much easier that I thought it would be!

We are tired... she's still a newborn...but whether it's her sweet temperament or just that we now have a clue...it's felt so great to have this little addition to our family.

I can't believe how much we love her.

As for the basics... she has been eating like a champ.

We haven't been to the doctor yet.. that'll be this week... but I'm sure she's gaining weight. Usually once a day she's so excited to eat, and she inhales so much air, that she flat out vomits. This is not spit-up. This is full contents of the stomach. Everywhere. Full wardrobe change for her and for whoever is lucky enough to be holding her at the time.  Very gross. Definitely trying to figure that one out but we're glad she's eating.

With sleep it's been rather inconsistent.

We have days and nights where she'll only sleep for an hour or so at a time but then we've had stretches where she's slept for 6 or 7 hours.  Amazing!  The only tough thing is that we can never predict when those sleep stretches will be but we're definitely thankful that she seems to love to sleep as much as we do!

And how is Jackson doing?

Really well!

When we first brought her home, he seemed to guard his room.

It was quite strange but it definitely made us laugh.

He moved into being rather indifferent but now it seems like he is noticing her more and more and trying to be more helpful.

He is quite concerned when she starts to cry.

He did tell us that she's not to be ever called "Allie Mae" but only "Baby Sister Manz." 

He was very serious about that!

This week he's going down to 3 days at school instead of 5 so we'll see how it goes for me to have both kids. 

As for Jonathan and I... we're doing great, too.

Jonathan hasn't been traveling so that has helped in these initial weeks.

We've also been blessed by some friends with some delicious meals.

Personally, i've been recovering so much more quickly from this birth which has been really nice.

 I think with so many things being "easier" for whatever reason, it's made me appreciate this experience all the more.

Baby girl, we love you so much and are so thankful for you!

You are beautiful and sweet and wonderful.