"Enjoy Her"

Our little girl is 2 weeks old today!  During our stay at the hospital we were given a plethora of information about how to get her birth certificate, her social security number, her vaccination needs, etc.  We began to notice though that regardless of who we were talking to or what they were supposed to be informing us about they almost all ended with the same advice...  "Enjoy her!"  We heard it again and again decided to take the advice to heart :)  The past 14 days we have really been enjoying our daughter!  The time is flying and she is already growing so Mom and Dad are happy to remind each other to let some tasks wait and savor little moments with our daughter at this tender age.   At her 1 week check-up her Dr. said she is healthy as can be - she even gained 10 oz., weighing in at 8lbs 8oz. and counting :)

Here are a couple of cute pics from the last week....



LOVE this smile!!!  It's a reflex now but we can't wait to see her  smile on purpose one day :)

Sunday afternoon nap time just got sweeter...





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  1. Jess UlbrichJune 21, 2012 at 3:25 PM

    Oh my goodness! She is growing so much! I love these pics - precious little baby!!

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