2 Weeks

Wow! The past two weeks have gone by so quickly yet it seems like two weeks ago was a long time ago. My parents left town last Monday and I seriously wondered if Matthew, Canaan, and I would survive without them here. It was scary to think about tackling it all on our own. It is really reassuring to have someone else in the house who has been through all this before and knows what she is doing. We, on the other hand, are new to all this. We are becoming accustomed to Canaan and her many sounds and have gotten much more comfortable with her over the past week.

Here are some recent pictures of sweet Canaan. There is so much that we want to remember from this time but know that we won't be able to remember it all. Here are some things that have been fun to discover so far.

• She really likes to have her hands up by her face and head.
• She stretches a lot and puts one hand up above her head like Superman.
• She makes many faces and wrinkles her forehead a lot.
• She doesn't have any tears when she cries.
• She almost always cries when we put her in her car seat. Once the car starts moving she generally settles down and eventually falls asleep.
• She eats often!
• She has been sleeping pretty well at night - sometimes for a stretch of 5 hours.
• She has a lot of dirty diapers. It is truly unbelievable.
• She sleeps best when she is swaddled. Matthew is the master swaddler. Every time I swaddle her, she is able to get her hands out.
• She is an extremely heavy sleeper. It is almost impossible to keep her awake, and it takes some time to wake her up.
• The bouncy seat and swing are great to have around.
• Her smile is precious.
• She is worth every moment of sleep I've lost. She is just perfect!