Aunt Molly arrived to stay with us for a few days after we came home from the hospital. Our initial challenge with Eliza was feeding. She was born with a cleft palate and eats from a special bottle. We had been basically squeezing the milk into her mouth for her feedings and thought that might be how she would need to eat. Molly is a NICU nurse at a Portland hospital, and besides lots of experience with feeding infants, she has the most patience that I have ever seen! She sat patiently with Eliza and worked on having her suck from her bottle. Pretty quickly we realized that she could do it, and it has made such a difference in feeding her! Molly also took a few naps with Eliza:)
Clara helping feed Eliza, and Joe looking a little tired after the first few days!
More naps with Aunt Molly
Julie and my mom arrived as Molly left to head back to work in Portland. They have been invaluable, helping entertain the girls, cooking, cleaning, doing laundry, and helped us get out of the house to the mall for our first outing today! It only took 4 1/2 hours of preparation to make it to the car!
Clara being silly with her new sister
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