One Week

It' been one week since Elaine was born. She is seven days old. Each day seems to be a little different from the previous. We've discovered that her most difficult part of the day is the 10:00 PM to 2:00 AM. She is rather fussy and only wants to be held. So I've been staying up with her and getting to sleep around 3:00 AM, and being able to catch up on the other side.

Last night we spotted a slight infection on her belly button stump. We brought her to the doctor, who prescribed antibiotics for this little girl who is not quite 7 pounds. The infection is fairly superficial, but they want to keep a close tabs on such things in newborns. Elaine did a pretty good job on the medicine.

Yesterday we had an early Easter dinner. I cooked a duck we have had in the freezer for a couple months with a sweet potato stuffing. Grandpa Kerry made some traditional home made noodles with gravy. His mom's recipe. We sat down and had a nice "feast" as we called it. Earlier Meredith was pretending she was Cinderella going to the ball. We tried to convince her the feast was part of the ball (so she would come to the table). Eventually, Meredith saw fit to join the feast.



Two cuties...


It's time to dye eggs with Grandma Gail!


Grandpa Kerry adds some flair to his egg.


The sisters are checking each other out.