Elaine (Ellie) Nicolette Hoffman

What a crazy time. It seems I like making my life difficult. It is usually totally my own fault. I have no one to blame except myself. One would think having a baby would be enough to easy my idealistic productivity attitude. Yet who was it that let me make the decision to move to a new house the day I come home from the hospital? Who can I blame!!!? And yet…two weeks later, we seem to have survived it. We are, mostly, still sane, have found our packed underwear, and have plentiful ice cream in the freezer. Life seems pretty normal. Sorry for the lack of blogs recently. No real good excuse. Pregnant, moving, having a baby, unpacking, nursing, mothering, family…you get the picture. So here are a few pictures of the new little addition to our family. We are in love with her. Aside from her 2 hour night nursing schedule: we don’t love that so much. She has more outfits that she will outgrow in the next two weeks than I think I have ever owned (though I did have roommates that could challenge her clothing supply). She smiles, coos, nurses well, looks just like Jack (except girl style), and is very alert. Granted she is only just over two weeks, but she is a piece of cake. The rest of us are doing well. Danny and I are getting a little sleep here and there. Jack is adjusting—it has been pretty hard on him, but the last few days have seen him settling down a little. I just wonder what is going through his little head sometimes. We are officially a family. Danny and I have KIDS, CHILDREN. Who knew?