Joining the Digital Age

Well, we have finally joined the digital age. First, Chris joined Facebook for his work with the Academy, then Miriam got an e-mail address (before she was even born) so we could find things for her on Freecycle, now we have officially created a blog. We thought the day would never come, but thought this would be a good way to keep up with family and friends who are far away. Chris tries to limit his time on the computer when he is not working, so this will mainly be the work of Erica (with occasional editing from Chris--he loves to relive his bygone editor days).

Has it been more than a month since Miriam's arrival?! It has been a blur of eating, sleeping and diaper changing. We have really enjoyed visits from all the grandparents and can't thank our friends in Cincinnati enough for all their support. They have provided meals galore (our fridge has never been so full), taken care of Miriam so we could get some time away (gotta love ice skating in Franklin Square!), and just been there for us to talk with when things have gotten rough ("it's going to take HOW LONG till she sleeps through the night????")

Sleeping like, well, like a baby in her "Miriam basket." It is important to note that this activity does not take place between the hours of 9PM and 1AM, it is a daytime phenomenon only.

Grandma Margery, Erica and Grandma Jean right before eating Thanksgiving dinner. Okay, so it wasn't technically Thanksgiving -- we were in the hospital that Thursday -- but we did celebrate just two days late. (Note the lovely fruit bouquet sent by the Myers family in Worcester. Highly, highly recommended as a post-pregnancy gift!)

One of the most common questions we get is how are the cats getting along with Miriam? Do they jump on her? Do they cuddle with her? Thunder (aka "Big T") likes to use her to make a "Miriam sandwich." She doesn't seem to mind, so we have decided to keep them for now. If we could only get them to stop waking us up at 5AM, which is one time when Miriam is actually asleep!