Isabel & Grandma

Ben's parents are here visiting right now and it's so nice to have people in the house with us. My mom finally came home from Taiwan Thursday night and got to see her granddaughter for the first time too. She brought a cold with her so she can't hold her yet which is unfortunate. Hopefully she'll get over it soon. It's such a nice feeling to have family see Isabel. Being a new parent is a very eye opening and life altering experience. It's very interesting how all of a sudden your emotions can take on a roller coaster of a ride. One minute you're absolutely thrilled that she's here but the next minute (which is usually between the hours of midnight and 3am) you're wondering what the heck you got yourself into. The first ten days was very very hard to adjust. Isabel would just be up at some crazy hours and sleep was non-existent. Combine that with me getting sick with a fever and we've got just pure misery. The good news is that the last few nights have been really great, meaning we've finally understood her and know how to get her to sleep. Yay! (As I'm jinxing myself.) I was so glad that Jessica called last night because it's incredible to have someone who went through it all recently to speak to and know what we're experiencing. Oh the joys of parenthood... I'm counting down the days of the first month.