Enjoying Perfection

People who know me think I'm lying.  I'm telling you, I'm resting, taking it easy, doing nothing but admiring Tziporah and eating delicious food.  Really.  I even had Scott take Tizzy to the doctor while I stayed home and crashed for a couple of hours.  I ask you, how many dads do you know that would take a newborn baby to her first doctor's appointment all by themselves?  It was a fun little outing for the daddy-daughter duo.  Scott got a lot of attention from strangers for having such a precious little babe.  He's good with babies and great with showing them off, so the doctor's appointment was a perfect job for him.

She got a good report from Dr. Hoagland.  She has lost weight and is down to 5 pounds, six oz., but losing weight is normal for newborns, I guess.  And here I thought she was growing when she's actually been shrinking.  She's in the 3 percentile for weight and head circumference and the 20 percentile for height.  The doctor confirmed what we already knew:  Tziporah is perfect. :)

Scott is pretty perfect, too.  Having him home all week made me realize that a house is much easier to manage when there are two people working on it full-time!  I wish I had a permanent assistant.  Imagine getting twice as much done all the time and still having ample time to relax.  Oh, and we would also need someone to bring in dinner every night, warm and ready to plate if we were to maintain perfection.  We really have had a perfect week.  I feel so relieved and grateful that Tizzy is here to complete our family.  Thanks to everyone who has helped us so that we can enjoy the heavenly new arrival while she's so tiny.