Katy is here!

Hello all! Katy was born to us on September 10th and we are starting this blog for our friends and family to keep up with the goings-on of the Shapiro pack. She was born at 7:03 AM and weighed 7 pounds and 13 ounces. So far, Katy has adjusted well to her new life and mom and dad have adjusted to taking care of our little Katydid. Grandma Patty has been here for the past few days helping out mom while John is at school. He has a huge exam coming up on Tuesday, so he's been a little stressed studying for that and helping out with diaper duty and cuddle time.

Our little girl really likes to be swaddled! We had to order a few extra swaddlers because that's what she really enjoys sleeping in at night and during nap times. It's the only thing we currently know of that's guaranteed to calm her down.

The dogs have been adjusting as well. Duke fell in love with her instantly, and will leap up and run to anyone who's holding her. He also tries his best to sneak in and give her kisses whenever he can. Our pediatrician has advised us against letting the dogs lick her too much in the first two months of life so her immune system can get up to speed. Zoe was very unsure of this new tiny intruder on her life and her status as queen of the house. She's not getting nearly as much attention as she used to, but she is still getting spoiled. Xander was also unsure at first, but he's much more interested in her now and tries to lick her like Duke does.

It's been an exciting first week of life for our little girl. Both sets of grandparents are over the moon and excited to have little Katy as the newest edition of their family.

Mom and Dad are ecstatic to welcome her to the pack.

Love from Augusta,
John, Liz, Katy, Duke, Xander and Zoe.