Maternity Leave

Jim and I are at home with the baby. I started my maternity leave so I'll be home for several weeks; he goes back to the office this week (ha ha!).

Cecelia is doing beautifully. She's getting used to visitors and is now a pro at sitting through photos (I've taken like a gigabyte of photos since Thursday). A whirlwind of people came over this weekend: both sets of grandparents, Jim's brother and his wife, my aunt, Michael's stopped by 4 times...I've gotten parenting advice from everyone - "Always be careful not to drop the baby." Thanks for the tip, Dad.

Over the last few days, I've reached a new level of exhaustion - not that I'm complaining. I love being a mom so far! Cecelia looks so cute in her bassinet in her tiny pajamas. I love singing to her songs with the word "baby" in them: Baby Love, I Got You Babe, and Hit Me Baby One More Time (although when I sing this song out loud it doesn't feel appropriate to sing to my days-old baby).

So far maternity leave is awesome. I might have a second kid just to get the time off - don't tell Jim. :-)