Update....

Wow, things are busy! Much busier than I thought they'd be. Somehow, the day literally just disappears!

We're doing better with the breastfeeding. I'd all but given up when I received a phone call from the lactation consultant at the hospital. She was checking in on how we were doing. Well, I lost it, and bawled my eyes out to her about how horribly it had been going, how frustrated I was, and how I was just about to give up. She asked if we could come in to see her in her office to see if she could help. So my parents, Maura, and I bundled up to brave the cold (BTW, I think it took us 2 hours from the time of the call to actually get out the door!). The lactation consultant was wonderful. She wad many tips for us, and sat and worked with us for and hour and a half. By the end of the appointment, Maura was doing beautifully, and we left feeling encouraged and with a game plan. Apparently, even though breastfeeding is natural, there are a lot of gadgets available to help. Who knew!

So we've been successfully breastfeeding, without supplementing for close to 48 hours.

I feel so much better about that. But it also means that I'm much more exhausted than before. There's nobody else in this house that can feed her now. It's all Maura and I. And Maura appears to have her days and night confused. So we're up frequently during the night. She takes an hour to feed each time, and she eats every 2-3 hours at night. So, that means that I get the chance to sleep for 1-2 hours at a time, oh, except that I have to use the bathroom, and I have to clean our breastfeeding gadgets between each meal. So I'm tired. No, I'm beyond tired, whatever that's called.

Oh, and Crista, we thought that the hormonal emotional bouts during pregnancy were bad. Just wait until after you've given birth. I have at least one uncontrollable crying jag everyday. Sometimes it's out of pure joy, and other times out of pure frustration or fatigue.

But overall, this is wonderful. Truly amazing. I'm completely in love with my daughter. I'm enjoying getting to know her. And she's now recognizing and responding to my voice. That makes me completely speechless.

So thank you, my friends, for all of your wonderful words, encouragement, and prayers. We're doing well, and I'm sure that sometime soon, I will have more chances to tell you all about every detail. Prepared to be bored and annoyed by all of my sappiness!!