Well, this is Bill again. I've never "blogged" before and wasn't really planning on starting, but since Amie is always tied up either nursing, eating, or sleeping, I figured it was up to me seeing as how Celeste won't listen to me when I ask her to give Mommy a break!
If you didn't read Sara's post, the baby's name is Celeste Rose Strobehn. "Celeste" just kind of popped its way into the name pool a few days ago and creeped its way to the top. We're not exactly sure how it made it up there, so it must be right! We really like "Kaiya" most of the pregnancy but when she came out, we quickly decided that she didn't look like a Kaiya... Her middle name, "Rose", is a combination of Rosa (Amie's mom), and Rise (my mom). ("Rise" is pronounced Reesa for those that don't know).
Both Mommy and Baby are doing great! They're both sleeping right now-- well, they WERE sleeping!! Sounds like Celeste is hungry, AGAIN :p.
I'm sure that Celeste's temperament will change as the time goes by, but so far she's just been an angel. (Not to say I've never heard her cry!), but most of the time she's content to look around the house and explore her new, much-bigger-than-the-womb world. She's so cute! (obviously takes after her mom ;)). When we first got home, Amie gave Celeste a tour of the house and showed her each room. I think Celeste was only half-way impressed, lol.
Amie is recovering pretty well and can walk around on her own as if she was never pregnant. I wouldn't say she's ready to run a marathon any time soon, but considering the episiotomy, I'd say she's doing quite well. And she just loves her new toy, Celeste!
And I'd be extremely ungrateful if I didn't give a heart-felt shout-out and thanks to Rosa for sacrificing a week to come and help out. She's already been a huge blessing (and is the only reason I have time to write this). Well, enjoy the pics. I'm sure there'll be more to come!
