Man and a woman have a little baby, Yes they did, Now there's three in the family, It's the magic number

Today marks three weeks since Violet came out and joined us. And I am happy to report, that all of us are still alive - to varying degrees. The paternity leave Scott got to take right after she was born was incredibly good for the both of us and Violet was kind enough to ease us into taking care of her. The first week and a half, she mostly slept whenever her bothersome parents weren't waking her to change her or to remind her to eat. We had a bit of a weight gain/jaundice issue and she is still having troubles with breastfeeding, but for the most part we've got her back to the healthy side with a combination of breastfeeding, pumping and formula.

She really started to kick up the fuss-level last week and since then she's been giving us a run for our  money. But then she would turn on the cuteness charm and we almost HAVE to forgive her. I really can't quite tell what her personality will be like yet. The things that I've been able to tell so far is that she likes staring at our bookcases and I discovered yesterday that she likes classic country music - Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings (and other Highwaymen), Tanya Tucker, Crystal Gale - and she doesn't mind me singing along to classic rock.

I am still waiting for the opportunity to snap a picture of her dimples. Since it's too early for her to be a social smiler, it's hard to predict when she'll flash her cute-chubby-cheeked smile. But it'll happen and it will be well documented.