Sunday, April 17, 2011

life with Esther - end of 1st week

Here's another set of Esther photos for your enjoyment.  But before we begin, here's a quick updated on how we're doing.  Wendy was released from the hospital last Monday as expected.  Her blood pressure was still quite high, so she was put on a heavy dose of blood pressure medicine.  This has helped a lot, and her blood pressure is much closer to normal now - thank the Lord!  We have spent this past week trying to get sleep amidst trying to keep Esther awake during feedings and trying to get her to sleep during the night-time breaks.

And now on with the show!!

We are very proud of how smart our daughter is - when asked how old she was, this was her response.  She was actually 5 days old in this picture - but not bad for a girl in her first week out of the womb, huh???

The picture of contentment...


I love being with Mommy!


The picture of discontent ... this is also how things look to Daddy after very little sleep...


Esther, forgetting that she is a human, reverts to the instincts of a baby bird...


Everyone who loves spending time with Grandma, please raise your hand...


 There's no better place than being in Mommy's arms...


Who's hungry?


How has life as a Hofman been so far?


In spite of all the sleep loss and dirty diapers, we are truly thankful for our daughter!