Today is your third day with us and your first full day at home. Today we did a lot of resting! You slept most of the day, getting up every 3-4 hours to eat and have your diaper changed but the rest of the time you spent it sleeping.
The swelling in your face has started to go down but your eyes are still closed 99% of the time (we assume its because of the swelling and the fact that you are only 3 days old)!
Today you had two firsts.
We went for our first walk today. We (the four of us) got in your Dad's car and we drove to the middle school at the end of our street. As this was our first walk it was also the first time we used your SUPER stroller. It was a little chilly outside and we had to take things slow because I was still sore but we took a nice walk around the school as a family. Hunter sniffed and did what he does best (which is pee on all the poles and trees) and you did what you do best (which at this point is sleep!) but it was still a great walk!
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| First Walk |
Today was also your first time home alone with Hunter and I. Grandma Janet and Grandpa Dennis came over again (and stayed for about an hour) and then they left with your Dad so they all could finish their Christmas shopping. That left us home alone and it was very nice because as soon as they left I fed you and gave Hunter a treat and then we all took a little nap. The both of you slept longer than I did and I was able to have something to eat and watch a little TV before needing to take Hunter out and wake you up to eat!
It was today that we figured out that you did not like to sleep flat. I recalled that you slept in the hospital bassinet pretty well and couldn't figure out why you were not comfortable in ours. Theirs was propped at an angle and so I placed some thin blankets under the pad of our bassinet and wrapped your naked little body in a fleece blanket and laid you in the bassinet under the tree. I also placed a rolled blanket next to you so that you felt more secure and snuggled. You were not comfortable at first but you slowly settled into it and spent the rest of the day sleeping in your bassinet. Your Dad and I consider this our first BIG parenting success!
Day 3 ended with the four of us going to bed around midnight after I had fed you one last time. You slept in your bassinet most of the night but still needed some skin-to-skin contact in order to fall asleep after your 3:30am feeding. I have read that its ok to allow this to happen given how young you are and that I shouldn't let you cry it out just yet (plus I love having you nuzzle under my chin and feel your breath on my chest) so we will continue to do this as you need it.
xoxo
Mom
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