Prior to Beatrice’s arrival, one of our friends recommended that we acquire an exercise ball. This was also recommended by our doula for me to sit on and help encourage little Bea to come on out! We weren’t really sure about it, but we made the investment. It was fun for me to sit on in the late days of pregnancy, but it has been even more valuable now that little Bea is here.

Beatrice has so far been a very pleasant, easy-going baby without too much in the way of demands, but yesterday she was wearing her cranky pants and no matter what I did, she kept them on and let me know she wasn’t happy! The cure? Sitting on the exercise ball, bouncing away and singing at the top of my lungs. We also read some Spurgeon, which seemed to quiet her for a long time. I’m not sure if this  means she was interested in the material and therefore taking some time to ponder what I’d read to her or if she was bored. I’m hoping it’s the former rather than the latter.

The other big news from yesterday is that we went to the pediatrician for a weigh-in and Beatrice now weighs nine pounds on the nose! Praise the Lord for weight gain! Yeah!

Because it’s a crime not to include it, I’ll leave you with a photo of our little peach. Such a sweet little sleeper:

And this is your official update from the McPhersons….so far today we’ve been pretty productive! I took a shower, dried my hair, brushed my teeth, we went to Target and I’ve caught up on her baby book. I’m feeling very productive indeed!