A week later: settling in

Now that we've had Eden for just over a week, we're starting to settle into --not quite a routine, but at the very least a rhythm. We're getting to know her needs and habits, which helps things run pretty smoothly, if not always predictably. Of course, we're totally not on any semblance of a working schedule at this point (we've gone from waking up at 5:30 and going to bed at 9:30 to going to bed around 11 and getting up between 10 and noon, sleeping in what pockets of time we can manage between those times, and often napping during the day as well), but so far Eden is happy and eating well, and we're taking turns getting up with her as much as we can to allow each person a few uninterrupted hours of sleep where possible. For her part, Eden is a joy of a baby--she only fusses or cries when she needs something, she consoles quickly, and seems happy as a clam to go anywhere we do, whether in our arms, a sling, or a Baby Ergo carrier. Breastfeeding is going very well, we're loving our cloth diapers, and we're completely smitten with our baby girl. We're getting less sleep and doing more laundry than we could have anticipated--but we're also happier than we ever thought we could be.