She's here! She's here!

My beautiful baby girl, Neala Kathleen, arrived one week ago today. It's hard to believe it has already been a week. Time has flown by.
She is such a beautiful, sweet baby with my temper (watch out world) and the ability to scream like a banshee. She's learning to sleep more at night, which I greatly appreciate, but prefers to cuddle.
Matt is adjusting very well and quickly. I didn't think it would be possible, but the first time I saw him hold our daughter in his arms, I loved him so much more. I really thought my heart would burst. Just the thought of that moment makes me emotional. I'll blame part of that on hormones.

The family is/was a huge help. Matt's folks started driving from AL as soon as they knew the hospital was keeping me. They arrived shortly before lunch on Friday, having stopped in St. Louis after 11 hours of driving. Mom was initially accepting of the fact that she would not be there for the birth, but somehow between the phone call to tell her we were going to the hospital and Matt's trip to get our stuff out of the car, she managed to get her flight changed and arrived by 6 o'clock that night, still worried she would miss the big event. Luckily, Miss Neala is all about timing and gave Grandma C 6 extra hours of waiting. My dad will be coming in next weekend and my sister will follow on Labor Day. Matt's brother may come another weekend after that. I'm pretty sure it will all be a blur, but a happy blur.