It doesn't get more perfect than this.

Such purity, she often brings me to tears (some happy some sad).  How perfect and pure we are when we first enter the world.  Our little tree frog is so incredibly beautiful and I don't mind admitting that I'm biased, but really...!!

The first two weeks have been a huge learning curve, with postpartum blues rearing their head at the oddest things and times.  Not to mention the complete lack of sleep.  I'm dreaming of a full 8-hour sleep... just a few years away I'm sure.

We are learning each others rhythms (well, us accepting hers!); keeping a clear distinction between night and day; how to change diapers in the middle of the night with bleary eyes and not miss a snap (we are using happynappy.ca diaper service); how to multitask like crazy (hold baby, turn on lamps, drink water, make sure her head doesn't bob about, remember to eat, and sleep with one eye open); how to type with just my left hand and a few fingers when necessary; and many other things my sleepy brain can't bring to the surface at the moment.  I think it's time for a nap, baby girl is sleeping and I know I should join her!

I can't thank my girlfriends enough for the visits, for the encouragement, for the food dropped by (that is SO incredible helpful!), for phone calls just to check-in and see if we need any groceries, and for all the other mum's who tell me everything I'm experiencing is normal, most new mum's go through these same things... it helps with my sanity.  I also recognized that I have now "joined the club" so to speak, when I walk down the street with babe in arms... all the other mum's of newborns, babies and toddlers smile and nod with that knowing gleam in their eye, we are all on the motherhood journey together.