Update

Well, it's been a whole week and a day and we survived!!! We have actually been doing SO much better since we have slowly been getting Audrey's days and nights on track. We've been trying to keep her awake more during the day, but it's very difficult to hold a newborn's attention. The payoff, however, is that we've been getting about 6-7 hours (non-consecutive, of course) of sleep a night. This is an amazing improvement! Just pray that it continues!

She is eating well and going through the diapers like crazy, so I guess that's all a parent can go by at this point. But I do so wish they came with a manual and a "you're doing okay" gauge. I'm constantly worried if we're robbing her of too much sleep (doubtful! When she wants to sleep, she simply ignores our attempts), if she is eating enough (shouldn't the 8,000 dirty diapers be confirmation enough?), if her jaundice is improving (yes, it is.) And yet, the concern is constantly there. Welcome to parenthood, right?!

In other news, our A/C is on the fritz. It started acting up last night and would only run intermittently. We were able to get a service guy out this morning who told us the circuit board needs replacing. He was able to fix it temporarily and will return on Tuesday morning with the new part. All for the low, low cost of Audrey's first semester's college tuition.

In more positive news, we've had several visitors the past few days. It's been so fun introducing people to our daughter! We appreciate everyone that has stopped by to "ooh" and "aah" over her. We think she's pretty amazing, too, but we're slightly biased.

Well, duty calls. Again. Please pray for the A/C to hold out, for us to keep getting decent sleep at night, and for our backpain to go away. Above all, please pray that God continues to keep our Baby Girl in His capable hands!

Be sure to check out the new pics we posted in the picasa gallery. Click on either link below or the "Our Photos" link on the right side of this page.

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http://picasaweb.google.com/hsinyard1/AudreyJeanSinyardSFirstMonth#