Howdy friends & family!

Well...this is all new to us, but I thought we'd give it a try. A little over six weeks ago, life in the London household changed dramatically. We were blessed with a precious baby girl on February 28, 2008. Alyssa Briann weighed in at 8lbs 8oz and was 20 1/4 inches long. She made her grand entrance to the world at 8:08am. She is absolutely beautiful, even if Mark and I are partial...



We came home from the hospital a few days later and tried to start adjusting to our new lives. I knew it would be a big change and lots of work, but I was still unprepared for how much it takes to care for a baby, as was Mark. The first night at home, Alyssa gave us our first challenge. She wanted nothing to do with her crib and woke up about every hour. The first week at home was a hard one. The next night went a little better for all of us.



So, here we are 6 weeks later, and life is getting better. She is sleeping at night and waking about two times a night. She doesn't really like to sleep much during the day. She's now weighing 11lbs 6 oz, and loves to look around and play. She is holding her head up wonderful and focusing on objects, and she has even starting smiling and cooing at us. It's the most beautiful thing in the world to see your child smile at you.



I'm going to post some pictures from day one through 6 weeks...we only have about 200 on the computer now. I just can't stop taking pictures of Alyssa and neither can Mark.