Who knew that Lily was related to Popeye???

How funny that we've been calling her "Sweet Pea" all this time! Hmmmm, family Halloween costume idea...

Family Time...

Many family members have been bonding with Lily these past few days. This week, she met "Auntie Janet" (Grandpa George's sister) and "Memere" (Brian's mom).

Lily is one lucky baby!

Four Faces in Five Seconds

There is never a dull moment when cuddling with Little Lily....Here she was just waking up from a nap. Though she is just two weeks old, we think she has a ton of personality already!

All is well in Lily Land...

You may notice a theme here... but as we all know, sleep is bliss... enjoy the new photos!

Silly Girl!

We are finding that we cannot keep up with all of Lily's wonderful expressions. Within a few seconds, she can look sleepy, then excited, then frustrated, then alarmed, then worried, then constipated, then curious, then ecstatic, then satisfied and finally sleepy again. We are excited for the time when her facial expressions truely match her emotional states- it is probably a little too early for us to be reading into her huge grins.

The Moby Wrap!

We bundled little Lily up in our new Moby Wrap and ventured all the way (you know, across the street) to visit with our friends, Anna, Gordan and their little one, Julian. Anna and Gordan have been incredibly helpful- feeding us, offering us sweet words of encouragement, and sharing stories/experiences.

Though we seem to need five hands to put our little bundle in the sling, it is incredibly soothing to her. She falls asleep instantly.

Visitors and Life at Home

We have had all sorts of visitors come by to say hello (and to offer a very welcome hand... thanks Aunty Hilary and Nanny!). We've posted a few photos, including visits from our friends Dan and Maegan and Jereme and Ariel, as well as Lara's friend and fellow teacher's baby Audry. There have been many more, and lots of welcome support and meals too, so thanks to all, and we'll keep trying to post more and more photos.... enjoy!

Life at home has been a slow adjustment, but Lily is learning to let us know of her needs and wants, and we are in turn learning to keep up with her. Life pretty much consists of sleeping and feeding, but in those few moments when she is awake, she makes all sorts of fun expressions, the most classic either being a confused look of "Where am I?" or a peaceful look of "You guys just keep feeding me and letting me sleep and I'll be just fine." I'm not sure how it is that she keeps sleeping for 20 hours a day, whereas we are just trying to squeak by on 4, but as of the past few days, we've learned to sleep while she is sleeping, and that has made all the difference!