1 Week Old

My, how fast it goes...I remember my first day on Work Crew at Malibu in 2003, our bosses said, "These will be the longest days of your life, but the fastest weeks." That pretty much sums up our first week with Rebekah. Jane and I have both now spent practically an entire night on the couch with Rebekah, because she won't fall asleep deeply enough to be put into bed without waking her. Thankfully, I have had LOST introduced to me this last week (Ann, thanks for bringing season 1 with you) and watched that through the night.

Today, I went into work for the first time. It was weird...On my way down to the church I though, "I don't want to hang out with other people's kids, I wanna hang out with my own!" And so I definitely prayed about that and allowed myself to remember how much I love youth ministry. I even had a couple significant conversations today. It's just, who really wants to be separated from their child for a whole day?

A fun Lillie family trivia tidbit for you all (you will be quizzed at the end of this blog) answers the question, "What are we going to call a fart in our family?" Jane and I seriously debated this. She grew up calling it a "foof." I rejected that immediately. I thought "fart" was just fine. She suggested "toot." We were at a stalemate, until I learned what our friends Karla and Tim call it in their home. "Popping!" "Oops, I popped!" "Did you just pop?" Yes, the pop. Unique, but not weird. Fresh, and so clean. So yes, from this day forward the Lillie household will refer to the uncouth "fart" as a "pop." Be warned.

And now for a fresh batch of pics...

Grandma Stump (Ann) being an awesome Grandma - kissing her favorite Granddaughter on the forehead.


Her newborn rash is beginning to clear up a bit. This was also the day we gave her extensive sun-time to reverse the Jaundice. As you can see, the eyes are starting to open wide. She may just have her mommy's big beautiful eyes some day.


Mommy and baby hanging out on the couch. The back was one of the last places where the rash cleared up.


Rebekah's favorite sleeping position: head cocked back, mouth wide open.


Rebekah's first Sunday morning going to worship. You can tell she is very excited about it. You have to admit, she looks adorable.


So here's the story behind this picture. It's Sunday after church, a hot afternoon in our living room. We remember the doctors tell us that babies should have both "tummy-time" and "skin on skin." So, I'm just hanging out watching some lost and say hey let's give it a shot. Before we know it there is some serious nipple confusion going on. The lactation consultant told us not to switch between nursing and bottles because it could cause "nipple-confusion." They never told us that confusion would include having my man-nipples sucked off. Let's just say I avoid "skin on skin" time when Rebekah may be hungry - for my nipples' sake.


Jane and Rebekah again. Shirt says "Mommy's little girl."

We love our little girl and can't believe its already been a week. Keep praying for us as we lose sleep. Keep praying for us that we would learn and grow to be the best parents that we can. Thank you - so many of you for joining us in this journey with our little girl.

Grace and peace.