Hanging with the Hamiltons: One Week Full of Love

I never thought I would say this but I already feel as if I have been a mom to Adrian forever. It has been such a natural and instant feeling and has been the most amazing experience I have ever been a part of. Today marks Adrians one week of life and our one week of being parents to her. Over the course of this one week we have had many ups and downs highs and lows but the one thing that has remained constant is our growing love for our new daughter.

The week began with a dramatic entrance of Adrian Joy at 5:01 pm in a OR room at Presby Dallas Hospital. There Nick and I heard our 7 pound 2 ounce babies first cries and saw her open her eyes for the very first time. It was the most overwhelming, emotional experience of both of our lives. The moment I saw her I knew her and loved her and could not wait to begin our lives with her in it.

From there Nick and I spent three days learning the ins and outs of taking care of a newborn 24 hours a day as well as learning all the little quirks that make up Adrian Joy. She had so many wonderful visitors that came to meet her for the first time including all of her grandparents from Dallas, Tulsa and Indiana! She is a very loved little girl and will never go without as long as any of us can help it!

When we left on Thursday afternoon to take our baby girl home for the first time I have never felt so proud- proud to be the mother of Adrian, proud to be the wife of Nick and proud to be part of our new family. When we first arrived home I had to walk her around the house to show her the "ropes" of sorts. I felt that if she was going to be living here that she needed the first grand tour! So far our schedule has fallen into place and Nick and I actually have a groove beginning to be formed- we feed every 3 hours which on average lasts an hour (and yes Nick is a huge help -I couldn't imagine ever having to do this without him- in fact I dont know if I could), change diapers what seems like every 10 minutes and then we sleep when we can. Other than that we find bits of time to do things around the house, shower and eat. We have both really enjoyed our time together as a family so I am going to be sad when Nick has to return back to work.

Life has just truly begun for us and I am looking forward to all of the new shared experiences that we will all go through together. We both realize that it will not always be an easy road but by going through it together we will be able overcome all obstacles and enjoy in all that God has provided to us. We feel so blessed and want to thank all the people that have made the past week and in fact the past 40 weeks go as smoothly as they have!

Welcome to the world Adrian Joy!