Your Dad and I just wanted to make a list of some of our memories from your first week with us! It's been a whirlwind with a huge learning curve but we wouldn't trade it for anything!
- The moment when Aaron put you on my chest right after you were born
- Nana was the first family member to step through the door after you were born- I remember her face when she walked through the door. It was one of complete joy and happiness!
- Saturday- the day that we left the hospital... your dad and I sat around and waited for what felt like forever to be discharged but when the moment came we weren't prepared at all! We checked in with just a few bags but we had SO MANY things when we left and we were scrambling around trying to get everything. I was wheeled out with you in your car seat (the nurse had to show us how to safely put you in there) and your dad had his arms full of all sorts of stuff.. including a bunch of balloons. I remember laughing so hard at him with those balloons as we left- I laughed even harder as the nurse and I waited inside and your dad walked outside the doors and those balloons whipped in the wind. I wanted nothing more than than to see him struggle to get those balloons in the car!
- We put you in the car and I sat in the back with you. You dad got in driver's seat and we took off.. we both said a wide variety of things including things like "are we really allowed to do this?" "What in the world did we do?" "I can't believe they let us leave...."...Your dad said that he was very nervous driving with you in the back seat! Precious cargo!
- As we crested the hill and could see the house, we saw that PopPop was waiting outside for us. He must have called inside to Nana because she came running out as we pulled into the driveway. They were so excited to welcome you home! It is a very sweet memory. Nana also took a picture of the three of us as we were walking to the house for the first time!
- When we burp you and you're still hungry, you open your mouth wide and flail your head around... your Dad and I call this "Zombie Baby"- it makes us laugh so hard!
- Your pediatrician, Dr. Bradshaw, made time to see you on the Sunday after you were born. Your dad and I really appreciated that she was willing to see you- she answered so many of our questions and didn't rush us at all. You were born at 7lb 4 oz, you dropped to 6lb 12 oz when we left the hospital, and had gone down to 6lb 10 oz by this appt.
- One of the sad moments after you were born was when I found out that I didn't have enough breastmilk to feed you. Those first days until I came the realization that you weren't getting enough to eat were very challenging- but when I made the hard decision to stop breastfeeding and go to a combination of formula and pumped breastmilk it was so devastating. In fact, as a write this it still breaks my heart. The first time someone other than your dad or I fed you with a bottle I couldn't watch. I left the room and had a good cry.
- Because you weren't getting enough to eat, you didn't poop for over 48 hours. When we saw Dr. Bradshaw on the Tuesday after you were born, she suggested that if you didn't go by that evening to use a rectal thermometer to just get things moving. Your dad went around to several stores trying to find the right type of thermometer and ended up coming back with 3. That day had been stressful and our nerves were shot.. but around 9pm, your dad and I decided that it was time to do this.. even though we dreaded it. I went to your rock and play to pick you up and noticed that your onesie was brown... you had your first MASSIVE poop explosion and were covered in it from your midsection all the way down to your feet. It required insane team work but we got your clothes off, got you cleaned, and even gave you your first sponge bath! You really liked this bath and were SO calm! We wrapped you in a grey giraffe towel.We felt like we could take on the world after this!
- We took you for your first walk in the stroller on Wednesday, February 28! We put you in a big puffy white penguin outfit and walked down Hoover Lane to the VCR trail. I still wasn't 100 percent so we didn't walk very far on the trail- but it was good to get out!
- It has been interesting to watch the Hera and Pepper start to figure out this new situation! Although neither one of them were thrilled at first, Hera was actually the first to start to warm up to you. She would come and check you out- while Pepper was terrified every time you made a noise or moved! I think she thought you would eat her food! ;-) She has started to come around a little bit and is willing to be in the same room as you!
- Other random memories: in your first week you really loved to suck your fingers and in those first few days you made the FUNNIEST noise when you sucked on them!; how fuzzy your hair gets after we bathe you!; how wonderful it is that you like to sleep on our chests <3
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