We Are Now A Family of Three (Four Kind Of...)

So, it finally happened! On December 10, 2007, our dear sweet Liliana Kelleen Bozich came into the world! And my how she's changed it already.

Right now she's sitting next to me, crying her eyes out, trying to avoid the sleep that's dogging her little tiny body. If she'd just close her eyes I think she'd pass out, but she refuses. She also has this infatuation with having my finger or Tommie's finger in her mouth as she falls asleep-which is cute but actually kind of annoying and impractical. So I'm kind of trying to wean her off of that. Although the crying is starting to make me crazy, so I might just slip my finger in her mouth after all. I seem to have no resolve...

Anyway, Lili is finally here and Tommie and I couldn't be more excited about it. Life has changed for us dramatically in the past three and a half weeks. Notably:

1.) I feed Liliana every 2 1/2 to 3 hours. That means nighttime is a relative concept for me. I seem to be awake almost as often as I'm asleep when it's dark outside. Tommie's awesome though and has been a great partner at night for me, changing diapers and putting a sleepy and sometimes grumpy Lili to sleep. All in all, this is my least favorite thing, but it's not that bad.

2.) Leaving the house takes much more preparation and time than it ever has. Now we are responsible to get Maple's things (if she's coming) and Liliana's things before we leave. I can only imagine what it will be like when there are more of us...

3.) Liliana's crying is a daily noise, unfortunately. The thing is though, that's how babies communicate and they're going to do it no matter what. So we've started to get kind of used to it. There are times though when I think I might pull my hair out if she doesn't quit. That's when I'm glad Tommie's around.

4.) Laundry has to happen at least twice a week. That girl can poop, spit up and pee with the best of 'em.

5.) I've never loved someone as quickly and easily as I love our daughter. It's funny because you might assume it's a huge revelation, but for me it's just been the way it is....I just love her.

6.) For no apparent reason, Liliana loves Johnny Cash. I'm serious. Particularly the song, Ghost Riders In The Sky. Remember how I said she was crying her eyes out? Well she's stopped now. Ghost Riders in the Sky is playing and she's got her eyes closed and pacifier slowly slipping out of her mouth. Now I can only hope she doesn't notice when the pacifier is totally out and that Johnny works his magic just a little longer this morning.

Well, I have quite a few things to try and get done today and Lili's naptime is a precious commodity. SO, that being said, trust that the mommy chronicles and more stories of my life are yet to come.