Wednesday, November 17, 2010
One-Week Pictures
At one-week old, my BFF Sarah came and took pictures of Mr. Elijah. He wasn't a big fan of the whole idea (ie cried pretty much the whole time), but we did get some really great pictures! Here's a few... hope to post more later!
Thursday, November 11, 2010
So Many Changes!
The past week has been a whirlwind! I woke up early Saturday (1:15am) to find myself in labor. Before the morning was over (11:38am), I became a mommy. He weighed 7lbs 3.2oz and was 21" long.
I can not even begin to express the emotions and thoughts that went through my head throughout that day. Awe, wonder, shock, just to name a few. We were released from the hospital about 9:00 Sunday night and spent our first night home as a family; me, Patrick, and Elijah.
The next day we took a trip across town to my parents house to introduce Elijah to Princess (our dog), because my parents had been gracious enough to dogsit for us while we were in the hospital. Well, Princess really wasn't sure what to think, but is now doing well, although at times I can still tell she gets kinda wierded out when he screams or jealous when she thinks she's not getting enough attention.
Tuesday night was one for the books... Elijah had his first tummy ache. After 3 solid hours of him screaming I called my mom in tears and she made the trek across town to help us out. I am eternally thankful to her (and gas drops) for getting us through that night.
Yesterday (Wednesday) was E's first doctor's appointment...It went great! After his "cone" went away, he is now 19 3/4" long and is 6lbs 12.6oz. The doc said she thinks he's already hit his low weight and is starting to climb (since he was less than an ounce less than when we were discharged on Sunday). We go back to the hospital on Sunday for one final weight check, just to make sure.
That has been my whirlwind of a week! It's had crazy ups and downs, but I wouldn't trade this life for any other.
I can not even begin to express the emotions and thoughts that went through my head throughout that day. Awe, wonder, shock, just to name a few. We were released from the hospital about 9:00 Sunday night and spent our first night home as a family; me, Patrick, and Elijah.
The next day we took a trip across town to my parents house to introduce Elijah to Princess (our dog), because my parents had been gracious enough to dogsit for us while we were in the hospital. Well, Princess really wasn't sure what to think, but is now doing well, although at times I can still tell she gets kinda wierded out when he screams or jealous when she thinks she's not getting enough attention.
Tuesday night was one for the books... Elijah had his first tummy ache. After 3 solid hours of him screaming I called my mom in tears and she made the trek across town to help us out. I am eternally thankful to her (and gas drops) for getting us through that night.
Yesterday (Wednesday) was E's first doctor's appointment...It went great! After his "cone" went away, he is now 19 3/4" long and is 6lbs 12.6oz. The doc said she thinks he's already hit his low weight and is starting to climb (since he was less than an ounce less than when we were discharged on Sunday). We go back to the hospital on Sunday for one final weight check, just to make sure.
That has been my whirlwind of a week! It's had crazy ups and downs, but I wouldn't trade this life for any other.
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