48 Hours

For those of you that are parents it will come as no surprise that this has been the most amazing 48 hours of my life. Iris has been teaching us to be parents the whole time. We are slow learners but fortunately Grammy JoJo has been tutoring us:). I have to say that no amount of reading and no stories could prepare me for this experience. Everyone has been right that sleep disappears and the days and nights blend.  Iris Grace is all consuming and has taken all priority. It is wonderful and challenging and beautiful. And frightening to know that this little girl is completely dependent on us for everything. I am amazed at how much time it takes to care for Iris. There are 3 of us and we can barely keep up with the feeding, burping, changing, washing, and rocking. I have no idea how single mothers do it.
We have been completely overwhelmed by the showering of love from friends and family. We have such a great community of love.  We are not really having visitors yet but the emails, calls, and facebook posts have been awesome. We are blessed to have a doctor, post partem nurse, and a priest amongst our friends. All of whom have made semi professional visits so we have not had to leave the house. (Iris has not even had to leave the bedroom). It has been fantastic to have great support built into our community.
Here are the photos from day 2.