Update

Sorry I've been so bad at updating lately. Life has been moving quickly, and I rarely have time or energy to sit and think much less write. We have been adjusting to much. Caring for Waverly wasn't nearly as overwhelming after her first week home. But it is still a lot, and at times it just hits me/us. She has been doing very well and growing. She is up to 7 pounds now! (She was 5lb 11oz when she was discharged from the hospital 3 weeks ago!). She's having more awake periods during the day as well, so that's fun to see her awake and aware. The kids are IN LOVE with their little sister, and love to hold her (with our help, of course!) and kiss her. We have been learning how to incorporate them into some of her daily care. One thing they love to do is to help give her meds. We get the syringe ready, and then the push the meds through with our help (she gets them through her g-tube).

I love that first picture of her! She smiles a good bit, although I still have yet to see a "real" smile in response to us. But she will flash little grins here and there, especially while asleep. I can't wait for that first real, connected smile, and am praying we will see one very soon! She is starting to keep her eyes gazed with ours sometimes now too, which is a great sign as well. I find myself so excited for the little things these days, which is neat to have that perspective.

I also love when she lays with her hands above her head...so cute! I dressed her up fancy to see how she looked all dolled up. Pretty cute!
She was sleeping pretty well for a while, but that seems to have changed some now. She's been waking up at 2:30a.m. and then again sometime between 4:30-6:30 and not sleeping soundly past that. We are hoping she will turn that around very soon, especially since we had several nights of her sleeping through the night for a while! I guess we got spoiled too early...!
This past week we've started having private duty nursing services, which is a whole other post in itself. However, I will briefly say that it's been both helpful and hard at times. It's strange having someone else in your home taking care of your baby. But it's been a huge help since she requires a good bit of extra care (even more than just a newborn).

Thanks for your continued prayers for our girl and our family. We are learning lots and falling more in love with her each day!