Sweet little sleeper

You'll notice a theme to this post's pictures... isn't she beautiful when she sleeps? :) I've never been this way before, but I suddenly find myself taking dozens of pictures of the same sweet pose or expression -- thank goodness for digital!

Gwyneth will be three weeks old at 1:18 tomorrow morning. It's so hard to believe that much time has already gone by since we brought her home! And yet, in some ways, the days have seemed so long (but not in a bad way). I think it's because for the first time in my life, I'm actually experiencing all 24 hours in the day, with nighttime sleep feeling more like naps. Although we certainly can't complain about our nights... three nights ago, Gwyneth slept for 7 hours straight!! She went to bed at 8:00, and we both woke up at 3 a.m. and debated whether we should wake her or not (we just didn't think it was possible for a little one to sleep that long!...). She makes all sorts of sweet little sounds in her sleep that you can hear thru the monitor, so we knew she was okay, and we finally decided to let her keep sleeping. She must have known we were talking about her, though, because she woke up about 20 minutes later with a rumbly in her tumbly. :):)

Jason and I are doing well, and enjoying these first weeks of parenting. Even with the feedings, diaper changes, and playtimes, we've still been able to continue having wonderful time together in the evenings, and during her naps on the weekends. And our time together with Gwyneth is so precious! Last Sunday, when the weather was gorgeous, we went for a walk on the trails near our house -- one of the pictures I've included is from just after the walk when we bundled Gwyneth up in Jason's coat. Doesn't she look as snug as a bug in a rug, and ten times as cute?

All right, enough for now... I'll post again sometime next week.

We love you all and hope you're doing well!