Emily is Home

Here we are enjoying our last few minutes at St. Vincent's. The car ride home was great. Emily was asleep after a few minutes in the car. Even the crater-filled interstates didn't wake her.

Emily in her cradle swing:

Emily swaddled and sleeping in her Pack 'n' Play. Notice the AU toboggan.

Emily's 2nd bath at home. This one was much more pleasant. There was no possibility for pictures of the first bath. Amy and I needed all 4 hands to corral her flailing limbs. This time we could actually put her in the warm water because the remainder of her umbilical cord detached yesterday. She really seemed to enjoy this bath.

Emily and mommy in the nursery:

Tonight will be Emily's 6th night at home. So far she has adjusted well to her surroundings. She is sleeping well and is feeding regularly. She awakes to eat about every 3 hours and eats for about 30-45 minutes. We try to keep her awake after daytime feedings for a few minutes of play time before she goes down for a nap. Of course play time right now basically consists of me and Amy talking, singing, or reading to her and letting her swing in her cradle swing. Amy and I have also adjusted pretty well to the whole modified sleep schedule. We are up a couple of times during the night, but we make up for it by sleeping late in the mornings. Amy has made a full recovery from her C-section and can now handle things all by herself. She even let daddy sleep through a feeding last night. I owe her big time!