Gia is 10 days old and doing great! Yesterday, her umbilical cord fell off and she is gaining lots of weight every day. Now that feedings are easier, we are all getting more sleep.
We can honestly say that so far parenting has taken tons of time, attention, energy, wakefulness and focus but with the exception of a few moments it has not felt hard. Everything has felt very natural and Gia has been an easy baby. A key component of our ease has been the incredible support Amy’s mom, Nancy, has been providing us.
Nancy has been with us since we got back from the hospital. She has made all our meals, cleaned all our dishes, kept the house clean, done the laundry, changed most of the diapers, and will take Gia at any time of day or night when we need to sleep! She does all of this without asking anything in return. She is 100% here to support us being the best parents we can be. Not to tell us how to parent, or to spend time with Gia (although she gets to do that plenty), or with any other agenda. She has allowed us to completely focus on parenting and to get more rest than we otherwise would have. We are so incredibly grateful for her generous support and selflessness. Fortunately, we still have her for another week! We are lucky to have other visitors coming to support us over the next month – Drew’s parents, Karen & Mark and Amy’s sister, Wendy.
Thank you to our whole community for their love and support.
Love,
Amy & Drew
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