Well we survived our first month as parents! Did we have some diaper blowouts, major spit up episodes, and long spells of crying during her "witching hour"? Of course. But we also had many hours of cuddling, sleeping on our chests, and more and more time of content gazing along with a few real smiles! And as we already knew Emma's doctor continues to call her a "super" baby (the Swiss love to use the word 'super' and I am beginning to use it quite frequently too, especially wtih reference to Emma)!
After being fortunate enough to have Steve home for the first two weeks after Emma's birth he headed back to work and some out of town time, but Emma and I did surprisingly well and were lucky to have some additional visitors and helpers during Steve's time away. On the weekends we've been enjoying our time as a family and especially enjoy taking long walks together. In fact this past weekend Emma got to go on her first hike and she did wonderfully! We explored the Uetliberg area, which is just on the outskirts of Zurich and can basically be described as a really large hill with wonderful views of the entire valley that the city of Zurich sits in along with Lake Zurich. We are already looking forward to going on another hike this weekend. It looks like hiking will be our new weekend activity when the weather is nice now that it's a little easier and more encouraged for me than when I was pregnant!
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| Look at my cute socks! |
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| Beautiful views of Zurich and the lake from the top of Uetliberg |
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| This doesn't look real does it? I want to go back for a picnic under this tree! |
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Dad's good at giving baths and Emma's
head is a little stronger each time |
We are also looking forward to enjoying our first night out without Emma this weekend as we celebrate our 5th anniversary! We already have such wonderful friends here that have offered to be some of Emma's first baby sitters and Emma absolutely loves them. We celebrated on the actual day of our anniversary a couple of weeks ago as a family though and it couldn't have been more perfect. Beautiful weather got us outside for a good walk followed by a visit to Zurich's first Fro-Yo shop (definitely not the same as the ones in the U.S., but a good substitute until we can get home), and Steve even cooked a wonderful dinner that Emma allowed us to eat while it was still hot and without one of us holding her!
All in all it's been a wonderful first month. We are so happy to have a healthy little girl that seems relatively content and I am lucky to be able to spend so much time with her. Although we feel like we have already done pretty good getting out and going places, we anticipate many other big firsts in the coming month as we head out of town for our first overnight away from home and Emma hosts her first overnight house guests. We look forward to the fun times, the challenging ones, and watching Emma grow and develop everyday! Our first five years of marriage have been such a blessing, but we know it is only going to get better with Emma along for the ride!
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| 2 weeks old |
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| 3 weeks old |
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| 4 weeks old |
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| I think you know how old she is here... |
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| Always a helper nearby... |
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Emma's first play date with her friend Sienna (one week her senior)
I don't think she liked sharing her pillow as she kept hitting Sienna in the head! |
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