Abigail Harper Lee

Well she is almost 3 weeks old and we can't imagine life wit out her now. Abigail Harper Lee was born on February 3 2012 at 8:32 A.M. She weighed 7 lbs. and 10 oz. and was 18 inches long. SHe is my smallest baby so far. She came out healthy and strong. No lung problems for her. We had a nice 3 day visit at the hospital where we had lots of visitors.

Some of our friends from church came by and some form medical school too. My parents came down for the weekend and to help while I was in the hospital

and Chris's mom came for the first week.

Chris's grandma came for the second week.

Since this monday I have been on my own. Abigail is just a joy to have. She rarely cries except when she is hungry. She loves to be cuddled and held and like all my kids would rather sleep in the bed with me. Benjamin loves to hold her and really likes to hold her while I cook dinner. He is anxious to get to carry her while walking, ha. I am not quit ready to let him do that.

Caleb still doesn't pay too much attention to her, but thinks she is pretty and will say hi to her if she is in the room.

Joshua always wants to pet and kiss her.

He likes to talk about her tiny toes and fingers and compares them to his. He is also figuring out what body parts we have as girls and boys. He is a little confused about mommy though and for some reason thinks I should have both. Abbi had a little bit of Jaundice when she was born, but is doing much better. I think she will start chunking up very soon.

We love her so much and can't get over how tiny she is. Getting up all night with her is taking some getting used to, but I love the alone time I have with her and luckily Joshua and Caleb are pretty good while I nap during the day and don't cause too much trouble. Chris is just absolutely smitten with her and claims he likes her better than the rest of his kids. Although he does have a bad habit of telling all of them they are his favorites when they are alone with him.

I have been so blessed wit help from friends and family. I have had wonderful dinners brought over and plenty of well wishes and phone calls. Hopefully in a couple more weeks I will feel good enough to start working out and keep all this weight I have lost off. They say six week recovery for a C-section, but I usually feel totally back to normal by 4 weeks. So far I am feeling great and have to remind myself not to lift anything too heavy. I am totally off pain killers and have been for about a week.
I am so blessed to have such a wonderful healthy family. We cannot ask for anything more.