Weeks Three and Four

What a crazy couple of weeks it has been! We found out WaMu was seized by the FDIC over concerns that a run on deposits would leave the government on the hook to cover insured amounts, and promptly sold to JP Morgan Chase. It's been anxious times for mommy and daddy, trying to figure out how long we'll have jobs and what happens next for the new family. Fortunately Annika helps us keep things in perspective, and we know we've got plenty of time to recover from the lost investment in company stock before she needs a car or college tuition. (Doh!)

Annika's umbilical stump fell off, and we were able to treat her to her first bath, which she seemed to enjoy. I'm sure she'll make a great scuba diver! No stump also means she can wear pants now, which doubled her wardrobe options.

After dad went back to work after two and a half weeks, mom started going a little stir-crazy at home alone all day, and had a meltdown or two. A cocktail of postpartum hormones, a painful crash course on breastfeeding, and healing from a c-section, plus a shot of job implosion and no control over it adds up to a pretty stressful time. So we were all happy to get out and take a walk at Carkeek Park last weekend. And now here comes winter. I think we're just skipping fall this year- it was 80 degrees in mid-September, and it's already snowing on the passes here in the first couple of weeks in October. Oh well, bring on the ski season! I think Annika is ready for the luge!