Week 1 With Ally

It's hard to believe that Allyson is already a week old! We got home from the hospital on Friday evening and have been getting used to life with a baby. Ella hasn't really seemed all that interested in her yet but we are sure that will change once the visitors clear out and she gets back to a normal routine. We have had so much support from friends and family and Ally has hardly been put down! My mom was here for a full week, followed by my grandparents and of course Karl's parents have been over to help with everything from cooking and cleaning to holding their granddaughter so I can take a quick nap or shower. This weekend we will have more visitors from Oshkosh to meet Ally. I am so happy that so many people can adjust their schedules to make the trip here- we are so lucky! Ally has been a great baby so far and is showing us new things every day. It was a busy start to the week with doctors appointments for both of us. She met her pediatrician, Dr. Ho and checked out great and I had my staples removed and checked out great as well. She wasn't really a big fan of nursing and was having a really hard time so on Tuesday we met with the nurse at the hospital to get some help there. Now she is nursing like a champ, eating as much as often as she can. Ally is very strong and already moves her head all over the place and has very active hands. She loves to sleep and is very happy to be snuggled up tight with a blanket. Nights are still a work in progress but now that the nursing is improving, she is getting into a good routine. We are looking forward to more firsts and many more visitors over the next several weeks. Below are some photos that we have taken so far of Allyson!

Places we went: Great Aunt Sue's house, Scotty's Brewhouse, Doctors Office

People that Ally met: Grandma Julie, Uncle Corey, Grandpa Joel, Grandpa Dew, Grandma Sharon, Grandpa Henry, Great Aunt Sue, Great Grandma Marilyn, Great Grandpa Jack, Dr. Ho, Katie, Nick Paige and Alexis Conner