Four Weeks Old

Wow, can you tell we've been busy? Audrey turns four weeks old on Thursday. I'm blown away by how fast time is moving! We're enjoying every minute with her though. She's so sweet. She's an exact replica of Ava as an infant, but somehow doesn't look "newborn". Her features are like that of a three month old. She's just perfect!
When Audrey was just over a week old I had a good photographer friend take pictures of her and Ava together. I've posted a few here; the entire collection is on our family's website (email me if you want the URL). I've also posted some pictures from our visitors.

Audrey is a killer good eater. She loves to eat and hates getting her diaper changed. She also loves being held, as any of her four grandparents can attest to (all have visited!) She has already put on a pound and a half, and is doing really well. Right now she only gets up twice a night at 2am and 4:30am. Not bad! As of yesterday, she started accompanying Mom to the gym in our neighborhood's clubhouse. The workouts are really wearing her out as she sits in her stroller watching :) Mom took her on her first run today through an adjoining neighborhood and both seemed to like that.

So visitors... we've had lots of them! We've been lucky to have all the extra hands and spend time with our loved ones. Jim's parents came, godparents Steve and Jenny, then Michelle, then Mary's parents, followed by Mary's very good friend from college, Kristin, who came for a weekend with her Audrey who is exactly one year younger than Ava. We loved having all of our company here, and Ava especially enjoyed the extra attention and opportunities to play, play, play!

Jim went back to work this week after four weeks at home, but enjoyed his time off immensely. I think it motivated him to retire early he enjoyed it so much! So now it's just Audrey and Mommy at home, but we're adjusting very well. I look forward to spending the next six weeks with her here.