Bennet is one week old today! Mom and Dad are smitten and have spent the last seven days in a state of delirious happiness. While everyone reminds us to “sleep when she sleeps,” we often catch ourselves just staring down at our napping baby for hours… amazed by every yawn, stretch, and sneeze coming out of this adorable little human. It’s also incredibly special to watch our families embrace their newest member, including the transformation of the world’s best parents into the most amazing grandparents. Indeed, we have been spoiled with tremendous love and support from our family and friends… and pleasantly surprised at the high demand for more Bennet photos. Therefore, we decided to start this blog to track B’s development and share pictures and news from her everyday life with you. So, here we go!
Bennet May Hoyt was born on Saturday, May 19th (exactly one week past her due date) at 7:15am. It was intense and fast - she arrived barely an hour after we walked into the delivery room - but we were immediately rewarded with several hours of snuggles. We were IN LOVE instantly, as you can see in our first family selfie.
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B spent her first days in the loving arms of her parents, grandparents, and many of her aunts and uncles (including a special FaceTime). Pure bliss!
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B aced all of her tests and we were discharged after two nights in the hospital.
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It’s hard to describe how wonderful (and natural) it felt to walk into our apartment with Bennet on Monday. Here are some of our favorite pictures from our first week at home as a family of 3!
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We love our Baby Bird!
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