thriving

little naomi had her one week check-up yesterday. this is the moment where i, as her mother, wait with abated breath to see if my amateur attempts at breastfeeding have been in vain. this has probably been my biggest worry in the last week. is she eating enough? many of you know that once babies are born, they lose somewhere up to ten percent of their birth weight. doctors typically want to see them gain that back in 7-10 days. we were delighted yesterday when the nurse told us naomi weighed 6lb12.5oz, she had surpassed her birth weight by almost two ounces! good job naomi! and boy, did that make me feel proud. everything else was great and we went home feeling reassured that we were doing things right. it is so easy to worry with all the unknowns of new parenthood, but we feel that God truly is giving us grace enough for each day. thanks to those of you who have been praying for us, we can tell.