Payten 2 weeks old

The first two weeks have had there up and downs. Overall it has been the most amazing experience of our life. Payten loves her stroller rides, so we have been going on lots of walks. She has had a few nights where she has slept as much as 4 in a half hours straight. She also got her first cold. We spent the whole night for three nights straight taking turns staying up with her, making sure she could breath. She has been such an incredible addition to our family,,,,even Bridget thinks so.

Our little family

On May 5 2005 we had a wonderful addition to our family. Payten Mae Clarke was born and weighed 7lb 6 ounces, was 19 inches long and had a beautiful head full of straight brown hair. I felt that this would be a great time to start a family blog since now along with Bridgett our dog, we are truly a little family. A little bit about us, we have been living in kirkland WA now for 3 years. We bought our first little condo there and have been loving it ever since. We actually have the smallest condo in the complex, a tiny one bedroom one, but we have the most people living in it. Between Jim, I, Bridgett, and Payten, we are pretty cramped but are making things work. We are hoping in the next year to be able to get into something a little bigger. Jim has been working at the Boeing Company and also working on his MBA. He has about 4 quarters left. I have been working at the Bellevue Club and also working on MBA. However the past month I have been on maternity leave and have been enjoying every minute I get to spend with our little girl.