We have had a nice first week at home! Kevin has had the week off work so he has been around with us the whole time. We have had several visits including our good friend and Pastor, James and Laura, and our good friend Megan.  My mom has been quite helpful and made us wonderful dinners.  Nursing is taking me some time to perfect, let’s say, and Kevin is being quite the trooper helping me get it all figured out. He gets Griffin ready and gives him to me for the feeding, then takes him when I’m finished. Kevin has also been on “night duty” staying up or sleeping with Griffin in his nursery while I sleep in our bed. That has been wonderful and allowed me to get an hour or two of peaceful, non-worry sleep! We each sleep when we can get it!

Wednesday, March 20, was our First appointment at the pediatrician’s office. Griffin checked in at 6 lb 14 oz, up from Monday’s discharge weight of 6 lb 10 oz.  I was a happy momma! It was a fun visit – Griffin spit-up while laying on the exam table, and then when we changed his diaper he peed all over! It was a busy visit, let’s say!  But in the end he checked out great – the doctor said everything looked really good.  My milk came in today – right on time according to all of the books and doctors. And while I was feeding Griffin at 1 in the morning he had his very first audible and non-meconium poop.  I was by myself nursing him in his room and it startled me it was so loud! Then I had a giggle fit for a minute or two as it was just the most loud and unexpected thing! He had the cutest face when he was finished, like he was so happy, it was rather cute. 

And don’t worry, we fixed the straps on his legs before we left in the car. We’re newbies, you know!

We hosted a birthday dinner to celebrate Amy’s birthday. Amy, Andy, Graham, and Rowan came over along with my mom and dad. My parents prepared a lovely dinner and then we had dessert and present time. It was a fun evening and there were a couple of times I was laughing so hard I was in pain, literally, as you can see below.  Griffin slept in his carseat/stroller through the whole thing!

When Kevin changed Finn’s diaper at 6 am on Thursday, (his 6^th day) he noticed that his umbilical cord had fallen off! That seemed pretty early to me, as most everything we had read said 10-14 days, and when we were at the Pediatrician’s office on Wednesday mentioned the same time frame.  But it looked good.  My mom came down to help out and it has been wonderful as she has stayed the night too. My dad also also been a few times and they have made us some delicious meals! My parents left Thursday morning to head home for a few days and Kevin’s parents came later that evening to visit. We enjoyed a nice dinner with them.

On Friday, Kevin had to go in to work for a bit so it was the first stretch of time where I was home alone with Finn. He did great (and so did I!). He ate and slept the entire time – I mean, really, what else would a baby do? I had to head in to my doctors office for a follow up. Turns out I have a urinary tract infection from the catheter, not all that uncommon. I am on some antibiotics for the next several days. My lower legs and feet are also crazy swollen, I guess that happens sometimes after delivery and my doctor wasn’t overly concerned about it. It is the craziest thing ever as I can barely wear flip flops!

Friday was also the first round of the NCAA basketball tournament so we dressed Finn in his OSU attire (the first clothing we bought when we found out he was a boy!) and got him game ready.Millcreek sent a lovely fruit and flower basket along with a box of chocolates – it was so very thoughtful. And here are some other photos from our first week at home!

The dogs are getting adjusted to Finn and the sleeplessness of the house. Check it out, they are all pretty beat 🙂