We're Home

We made it home on Wednesday and have been busy since then. I did not realize how much work a newborn is! The days seem to fly by which makes me really sad! Here are a few pictures of life since Reese arrived.

Reese with Dr. Ballard

Adam has been so great with her (and her mommy) since she got here. He didn't even get sick during her delivery (more on that later). This was our last night in the hospital and we were both exhausted!

Her coming home outfit...which I think is so cute...however it is not practical!! We had to take the flower off just to put her in her car seat.

And here is the proud Daddy changing his first dirty diaper. Her first dirty diaper in the hospital he said, "I am just going to watch you this time." Then convientiently he was either in the restroom or gone to get food every other dirty diaper:)

Our first night at home we really did not know what to do with her. We put her in the craddle in our room, but she wouldn't be still and was a little fussy. So we got her bouncy seat out. Adam swaddled her up and she didn't move...for a few hours at least. She sleeps so much better in the seat! It bounces for a little while and then automatically cuts off which is when she gets a little upset. Adam said we are starting a bad habit by letting her sleep with the bouncer going, but you gotta do what works (I would let her sleep in the bed with us, but Adam said NO!) The first night at home we layed her down around 9 and she never really settled down and slept until 3 a.m. which made for a tired mommy and daddy! Then she slept till 9 that morning. Last night was a little better. She slept from 9 to 1 and then was up and down until 3. Finally we slept from then till I had to get her up this morning at 7.

This morning we had to go have her weighed. Since I am nursing her it is hard to tell how much she eats so we have to keep a close watch on her weight. Her daddy picked out her outfit...

The good news was that she had gained an ounce since we left the hospital...the bad news...she has a little jaundice. So we had to go have her foot pricked...She did not like that at all. Once we got back to the car we got a phone call that the girl who pricked her foot did not get enough blood....so we had to go back and have it done again. That almost put me over the edge. The nurses are quick to say that it doesn't hurt them at all. I want to know which newborn told them that having their foot pricked and squeezed does not hurt? I find that hard to believe! She found her fingers in the doctors office...so sweet.



So this is how we are spending our day today....sitting out in the sunshine at MeeMaws. Why MeeMaws? Well our sweet puppies will not allow us to sit on the porch (something will have to be done about this small matter, but we haven't had time to think about that yet).

And here is her Daddy catching up on some sleep.

The statement I am about to make is hard to believe...where we live high speed internet IS NOT available... Can you beleive that? Where on earth is high speed not available??? So I have to go to my parents or Adam's parents to get in touch with the outside world. Which is another reason we came to MeeMaws today.

Hopefully this weekend I will have another chance to get in touch with the outside world and I will tell the story of her birth.