Your First 24 Hours

Dear Conor,

Your first 24 hours of life were very busy as you were not only the new kid on the block but also the most popular.  Your Dad and his parents (your Grandma Janet and Grandpa Dennis) came to visit around 10am and they stayed for a few hours.  Your Dad gave you a little Michael Meyers doll and your paternal grandparents gave you a stuffed dog and a Hallmark Christmas Ornament.  They enjoyed spending time with you and you took to them pretty well.  I didn't get any pictures of them on this day because my camera battery had died over the evening so as soon as they left I plugged it in to charge.

After your Grandparents left it was just me, you and your Dad for the first time.  We hung out (with you spending some time in your Dad's arms) until your Grandma Mary came to visit and she brought your Aunts Danielle and Sarah with them.  They had left school and driven up to meet you.  Your Aunt Danielle could not contain her emotions when she came into the hospital room - she started crying the moment she crossed from the foyer into our actual room and she announced it.  She couldn't wait to hold you and so I handed you over.

The first time you met Auntie Danielle

After Auntie Danielle held you it was Auntie Sarah's turn.  Her holding you was very special as you were the first baby she has ever held.  Her emotions got the best of her as well and she started crying!  In these pictures you weren't even a full 24 hours old and you had already made two girls cry - your such a heartbreaker!

Auntie Sarah and You

After your Aunties had their chances to play with you and love on you it was time for you to officially visit with your Grandma Mary.  Of course, she had met you the night before and had held you but it had only been for a few minutes.  She was just as excited to hold you on this day as she was the night before.  She told me several times over and over again that the moment you made her a grandmother was the happiest day for her.

You and Grandma Mary

You also spend more time being held by your Dad.  At one point you wouldn't stop crying so he took a fun picture with you with him pretend crying too.

Everyone left around dinner time and then it was just me and you again.  We had a good night that night.  You slept for 3-4 hours at a time and you also fed really well each time you woke up.  You were taken to the nursery for a few hours to have your vitals checked and to have some testing done as we wanted to leave on Friday.  So your hearing test was done and the metabolic blood screening was also done and your blood forwarded for analysis.  But, before you left for those tests you and I celebrated your one day birthday!

You had a very busy day your first day of life - but you handled it very well!

xoxo
Mom