A Long Day

Well, here we are at the end of Reagan's first full day, and Susan and I are exhausted. We had quite a few visitors, all of whom were very welcome. We thank all of you who came to meet Reagan, and we thank you for your generous gifts of frankincense, gold, and myrrh.

While we enjoyed everyone being here, the most anticipated visitor was big sister Amanda. Our nanny, Miss Erin, was kind enough to bring her down in the middle of the afternoon, and the meeting could not have gone better. Amanda was very excited and, above all, curious about her new sister. Like all two-year-olds, she already asks loads of questions, and she had plenty about Reagan - "Why's she sleeping?" "Why can't she talk?" "Where are her feet?" For some reason she was very concerned about Reagan's feet. We showed them to her, so all remains right with her world.

Amanda also loved the gift Reagan gave her for being her big sister -- a "big sister" furniture set for her dollhouse! For her part, Amanda arrived bearing a sign on pink construction paper welcoming baby Reagan to the family. I'm sure Reagan will appreciate it when she's old enough.

Reagan continues to do great, with the last few feedings going really well. Her blood sugar continues to hover around the acceptable level, so they'll need to keep testing it a little longer. The pediatrician didn't seem worried, though.

And now it's almost time for one last feeding before going to bed. We've decided to let the nurses handle the middle-of-the-night feeding so we can get more sleep, at least for tonight.