Back to her birth weight :)

Today was a good day, busy but goood. Lucy & I both had doctor's appointments this morning. Dr. Hoffman (my OBGYN) said the incision from my C-section looks great and that I'm a really quick healer, which is good to hear. He said I'm all cleared now to drive and can carry Lucy in her car carrier which is good news since Chris is back to work now. I'd like to look into going with Lucy to a mommy's group through St. Vincent Hospital. We've heard they're really fun and helpful!

At Lucy's appointment, she was back to her birth weight, weighing today 8 lb. 15.5 ou. which was a relief to me. As most of you know, we've had some struggles with her eating, and the last couple days, she's been pretty fussy at feeding times, but it looks like she's gaining weight appropriately which is great. We'll just try to keep doing what we're doing, and we'll see Dr. Ericksen in 2 more weeks to check her weight and see how things are going.

We enjoyed getting her dressed up in a pretty pink hand-knit sweater, cap & booties outfit that Grandpa Andy sent her last week. We got lots of compliments from people at the doctors' offices which of course her proud parents love to hear :)

Other than that, everyone here is doing well. Dad is napping right now, and I caught a nap before her last feeding. We realized that last night was our first night alone in our house since November 18th! We've had lots of family visiting up until yesterday and we loved the help but we're doing OK on our own too. Friends from our church brought us some yummy meals the last couple of nights that also will make great left-overs for the next few days.

We're excited that our friends who live here in Portland, Dianna & Aaron, are returning home tonight from a week long trip away; we will probably spend part of Christmas Eve with them, and may go to Chris' Aunt Helen's house for a little bit on Christmas day. Unfortunately, my mom came down with a bad cold the day she headed back to Salt Lake City, so she won't be here as planned for the holidays. But we're excited that both of Lucy's grandpas will be visiting in January...we can't wait for them to meet her!