A Beginning

Ok, to start off with, I'd like to introduce myself and my daughter.  We are Alicia Ann and Carolina Ann Jolie, respectively.  I chose the name Carolina Sunshine because (obviously) my daughter's name is Carolina, and she is the sunshine of my life! :)  Of course, everyone who has a daughter would think the same of their own, but... mine is just a little more special ;)

Anyway, she was born on August 31, 2012, weighing in at 8 lbs. 11.3 oz. and 20.5 inches long.  As soon as she came out the doctor said he was surprised I only had one little tear.  So, being 6 weeks old today, it would seem that I have a lot of stories to tell you about!  Well, not really.  She is pretty boring so far.  I mean, she has been awake a lot more lately, but she's not quite old enough to do the fun baby stuff, like playing with toys and having reactions to books (other than falling asleep during the day when mommy reads "Anna Karenina" out loud).

Oh, should I mention that I breastfeed?  That will definitely be a topic of many posts on here.  And perhaps the daily needs and wants of a newly made mother... Probably some things about the fiance also.

Let's see...  When Carolina was first born, the first movie I watched was Tangled.  It is my favorite movie right now :)  I have literally watched it around 30 times since she was born, that and The Aristocats.  I've recently gone on a Cinderella hitch because I got the movie just a few days ago and have watched it at least once every day.  Luckily for little Carolina, we got the collectible jewelry case as well.  Sadly, it's made of cardboard, but only so many of them were made (the Wal-Mart I got mine from only received two), so it may be worth a lot of money later.  Even if it isn't, I don't really care, my daughter has a jewelry case now!  That's more than I can say for myself (I've been searching antique shops for at least a year to find the most perfect case).

Well, enough about my little jewelry case search, and back to Carolina!  She is absolutely adorable.  She loves watching her mobile in her crib.  Sometimes I just sit in her room and reset it over and over again while I do things like put away her clothes or read and she is just as happy as can be watching the butterflies and monkeys go in circles (we picked an animal theme for her room decoration).

I think I've gone on long enough... I don't want to bore anyone! Bye!