FOUR WEEKS OF FUN!

Today (March 24), Mya is four weeks old. Here are some pics to show her evolution. She's getting fatter and fiestier everyday and we love it! She continues to be a healthy eater, she's sleeping well at night and is probably on course for some kind of record for soiled diapers.

In the first pic, Mya is striking her signature "front double biceps" pose. We follow that with another we took at home today and then some from Easter Sunday.

3 WEEKS OF MYA

As of today, Mya is three weeks old. Other parents have told us repeatedly that "they grow up fast." Man, they ain't lyin'. Mya quickly made it back up to her birth weight of 8 lbs. 3 oz., which is awesome. She's continued to eat like a champ and seems to be growing by the minute! She's getting more and more and more expressive everyday. So far, she's been wonderful! Aside from the standard first-week fussies, she's been a pretty tame infant (thank the Lord!). Below are some of the shots we've taken from the past week. Please feel free to leave your comments at the bottom of this post.

GRATUITOUS PHOTO GALLERY!

Well, we haven't been shy about taking photos. Here are some of our favorites from the last few days. Thank God for little baby feet! Mya's monkey toes are quite edible, as mama Wendy demonstrates below.

AT HOME WITH BABY MYA

Hey wait...nobody told US that babies were this much work! Alas, we the proud but sleep-deprived parents plod on...

We brought Mya home on Wednesday afternoon and are working hard at getting into a bit of a routine. That was tougher in the first few days when mom and baby were still getting the hang of breastfeeding, but it's getting better and better -- feedings are coming every 2-3 hours as prescribed and Mya's on her way to getting fat and happy. Having her home -- despite the fog of only getting sleep for a few hours (at most) at a time -- feels wonderful.

As you may be able to tell from a few of the pics here, her color is normalizing. She's definitely more Velazquez than Ames in that department, which everyone says is great, especially if she ends up with blue eyes. For some reason, that only seems strengthen my resolve to lock her up in a dungeon through puberty. Wendy's been doing great with breastfeeding and mothering. Daddy, meanwhile, has become something of a pro with diaper changes.

We've also had some visitors to the house already. Grammy Ethel came and spent the night on Thursday, Auntie Emily stayed the night before that. Dave, Jeff and Tiffanee have all stopped by the house to see baby Mya, too. We'll be taking plenty more pictures in the weeks/months/years ahead -- I've just left a random sampling of our first few days as a family here.