Clara is one week!

One week has gone by already!  It's hard to believe how much our little girl has changed already in this short time - she even lost her umbilical cord today!  Our girl is growing up....

 We've been having a great time getting to know Clara and juggling her big brother's demands.  We've had lots of help from Peggy and Jeff, who just left for home about an hour ago.  (I'm not in a complete panic since Grandpa and Nana arrive tomorrow!) Grady especially loved getting to spend so much time with his grandparents - going on walks, playing basketball, reading books, and just generally goofing around.

Unfortunately, it didn't occur to me to take a picture of the grandparents with Grady and Clara!  Luckily just before they left we remembered to at least get a shot of them with Clara. 

To try to figure out what life would be like without the grandparents, Matt and I took a family trip to the playground and then for a snack with Clara and Grady.  The good news is, no one was hurt.  The bad news is, Grady lost his pants, socks, and shoes.  Don't ask.  These things just happen.  And one of Clara's parents, who shall remain nameless, introduced her by the wrong name - the perils of not deciding on a name until the last minute.

In any event, we managed to make it home in one piece!

I also managed my first stint with just the kiddos while Peggy, Jeff, and Matt went to Powell's.  It was doable, but a challenge.  Grady is not loving having to share his mama with Clara, and is pretty demanding of my attention - especially when feeding Clara.  However, he is also a very sweet big brother.  He has been showing her lots of stuff - bunnies, books, trucks, and other toys, too.  Most importantly, he loves to demonstrate how to do tummy time:

Grady has begun to ask to hold Clara on his lap, and even recited "this little piggy" on her toes this evening.

I think it will continue to be a big adjustment for him to have her around, but I am encouraged by his moments of sweetness.

Clara remains a very sweet and easy baby.  So far she only really cries when hungry.  Her periods of alertness are getting longer - today she had a good stretch of about an hour in the morning, and then a solid two hours from 5 to 7ish.  Her eyes are so big and curious when she's awake, taking this new world in.  She's also slowly increasing the time between night feedings - from an original 2 hours up to just over 3 now.  That extra hour makes a big difference.

One last thing of note - we finally got Grady some rain boots this weekend.  He has had a blast stomping in puddles without his feet getting soaked!  A Portland boy at last!