Our First Blog Post

Dear family, friends, strangers, pets, and whatever else is in front of the computer screen:

Welcome to our daily jo...no that's not right...

Welcome to our weekly journ...what!...who am I kidding here...

Welcome to our 'whenver she lets us' journal, blog, diary of our attempts to raise a child in this crazy world! Abbey and I thought that this would be a great way for people who aren't in contact with her or even us on a daily, weekly, or even monthly basis to see her. We want everyone to know how she is changing and what funny and not-so-funny things she is doing. We also want you to give us feedback on how you think we are doing, what do you suggest, and tell us how cute Zoey is! We also want you to share you baby/childhood stories with us. There are also lessons we have learned in these first couple of months. I am sure you all learned lessons, share them with us! So COMMENT people!

Here are the ground rules for commenting: No last names. No addresses. No email addresses. No phone numbers. No personal information what-so-ever. There are a lot of trolls out there looking for anyway to exploit you. So lets not help them. :)

On a lighter note...: Here is a quick synopsis of Zoey's first 8 weeks. Can you believe that she is 8 weeks old!

-Abbey had just graduated from the U of I Social Work program. Then her water broke literally hours after walking the stage while at the celebration dinner. We sill have not been to Olive Garden since that night. Although, my parents (this is Matt speaking/typing if you hadn't figured that out yet) did bring us salad and breadstuffs one weekend.

-The labor was quick, comparatively speaking. Abbey did a wonderful job!

-Breastfeeding got off to a rocky start, but the the Heavens opened up and we found the nipple shield!

-We are doing cloth diapers. They are working out pretty well, but she sleep better in the disposable............tear.

-Zoey grows fast. She was 9 lbs 14 ozs. at birth. We weighed her yesterday. She weighed 13 lbs. 4 ozs.

-She can hold her head up pretty much by herself.

-She tries her darndest to talk to you. Her coos are adorable!

-She fights sleep like there is no tomorrow! However, when she does finally fall asleep she sleeps pretty much through the night.

-She doesn't really like her car seat, but she will fall asleep in it occasionally.

-She loves being held. Dont ever try to put her down! She has got some set of lungs! I think they can hear her in Canada...or at least the neighbors can and they have let us know about it. :)

-Now she is a pain in the ass 8-week old. No I am just kidding. We cant remember what we did without her.

Well, that is all I have for now. Its late. Remember to comment!

-Matt