She's home...
Hello All,
I'm going to keep this relatively short because I'm sure the thing most people are interested in is pictures and I won't have them until we get my sis-in-law's camera cord. Baby Sophie is home as of noon today and she has acclimated well. When we were in the hospital, I thought she might be a cryer, but I couldn't have been more wrong. What was really happening, it seems, was that she didn't like being poked in the foot for 1/2-dozen different blood tests. She also didn't like having to wear completely blacked out goggles to be sandwiched between Billirubin lights, nor did she enjoy being stuck for IVs, having a bath, or being woke for scheduled feedings. A baby doesn't like that stuff?? ....who knew??
Anyhew, she is a very content baby. Feed her, burp her, and change her diaper and she will reward you with a quiet and adorable fascination of the world around her. Even the crazy light we were sent home with doesn't faze her; she still has jaundice and we need to keep her on the silly thing until her Billirubin levels are lowered. Ryan is almost as bad as me about crowding her space and drowning her in kisses. He loves her.
Jen asked me in the hospital how I felt about having her and I didn't answer her well then. I will answer here again... I cannot put to words the awesome and humbling feeling of overwhelming love and adoration I feel for this little girl. It's very strange to feel such a bond with someone I've never met before and I can't stand it when she's out of my sight. I hated that she had to sleep in the hospital nursery (2 rooms down from ours) when she was under the Billirubin lights, and I suspect I will have an equally hard time moving her out of our bedroom when she is ready to move to her crib (in Ryan's room, about 15 ft from me) in a few months.
It's been a crazy week with very little quality sleep. Jen & I have talked to many people so if we made plans to call you, scratch them and call us instead... I will post pics as soon as possible, but trust me, she is adorable. Thanks to all who visited us in the hospital and to those who didn't, I hope we see you soon.
~Curtis
I'm going to keep this relatively short because I'm sure the thing most people are interested in is pictures and I won't have them until we get my sis-in-law's camera cord. Baby Sophie is home as of noon today and she has acclimated well. When we were in the hospital, I thought she might be a cryer, but I couldn't have been more wrong. What was really happening, it seems, was that she didn't like being poked in the foot for 1/2-dozen different blood tests. She also didn't like having to wear completely blacked out goggles to be sandwiched between Billirubin lights, nor did she enjoy being stuck for IVs, having a bath, or being woke for scheduled feedings. A baby doesn't like that stuff?? ....who knew??
Anyhew, she is a very content baby. Feed her, burp her, and change her diaper and she will reward you with a quiet and adorable fascination of the world around her. Even the crazy light we were sent home with doesn't faze her; she still has jaundice and we need to keep her on the silly thing until her Billirubin levels are lowered. Ryan is almost as bad as me about crowding her space and drowning her in kisses. He loves her.
Jen asked me in the hospital how I felt about having her and I didn't answer her well then. I will answer here again... I cannot put to words the awesome and humbling feeling of overwhelming love and adoration I feel for this little girl. It's very strange to feel such a bond with someone I've never met before and I can't stand it when she's out of my sight. I hated that she had to sleep in the hospital nursery (2 rooms down from ours) when she was under the Billirubin lights, and I suspect I will have an equally hard time moving her out of our bedroom when she is ready to move to her crib (in Ryan's room, about 15 ft from me) in a few months.
It's been a crazy week with very little quality sleep. Jen & I have talked to many people so if we made plans to call you, scratch them and call us instead... I will post pics as soon as possible, but trust me, she is adorable. Thanks to all who visited us in the hospital and to those who didn't, I hope we see you soon.
~Curtis
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