Great Helpers

Valerie is two weeks old today and is doing great. She has gotten her days and nights figured out so we are even getting a little bit of sleep at night. (knock on wood) The kids are loving having the baby here and are all excited to help.

Josh still asks me to put her in her crib every now and then, but when she is sitting in her chair he likes to talk to her and tries to get her to play with toys.




Joe loves to hold Valerie, but he also told me that having a new baby is a lot of work. I am glad he understands.

Before she was born Joe was a little concerned about my weight gain. When he came to see me and the baby at the hospital the first thing he said to me was "Mom I thought you were going to lose the wieght after you had the baby." Then a few days ago he informed me that I was doing a good job loosing wieght, and to keep doing what I was doing. I just said thanks. I didn't have the heart to tell him that I just wasn't swollen anymore and that I really had not done anything to lose wieght at this point. I guess it is good to know that someone is watching me though. It will keep me motivated to excersise when I can.



Emily loves having a baby sister and has had a few friends over that she proudly shows the new baby to.