Changing

So, Lily Sabine Crum was born yesterday morning at 3 a.m. eastern time in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The labor was intense, but as Sylvia has pointed out since, we got a really great prize to bring home with us at the end!

It's been so fun to have her. And since Sylvie did the birth naturally, and everything went well, the whole family was ready to head home within 10 hours of Lily's arrival.

One thing that was apparent with Lily almost immediately is that she received both of her parents' stubbornness. The girl knows what she wants! She likes to be settled in, and is not a fan of transitions. She doesn't seem to care for getting swaddled, but she really enjoys it once she is swaddled. She doesn't enjoy having her diaper changed, but she certainly enjoys having the old one off and the new one on. She doesn't like being passed around from one person to another, though she is completely comfortable with just about anyone holding her.

I joked with an one older member of the church earlier today that this behavior reminds me a little bit of a number of other older members of the church. They really don't like change when it is happening, but they can become comfortable once changes have been made.

Today, Sylvia and I are so aware of how blessed we are to have made it through the past couple of days with our terrific prize. This change was one we have been looking forward to for a long time, and we're enjoying soaking up what it means to be parents together.