welcome home henry

we were released from the hospital on january 29th at about 2pm. miles was home napping with auntie jen. we had a relaxing evening and enjoyed the treats that my mom delivered. cake is never turned down in this house! henry settled right in and had no problem waking up frequently to eat and get a clean diaper...see photo below. we are sleeping him in a small bassinet next to our bed. this makes the first few weeks so much easier on me. let's be honest, kyle never once got up with miles and will probably do the same with henry. he just doesn't have the equipment to feed babies!

tinker had to sniff the new arrival

nana came to cuddle with henry and play with miles

tuckered out from a busy day

cake...good.

snuggled up in the bassinet

gotta love the cheeks

this was after ONE night. yes. that is 9 diapers. pampers loves us

such a helper!

jaundice? me??

henry had a bout with jaundice that required numerous blood draws and multiple trips to the clinic. the poor guy has 4 holes in each heel. we are happy to report that as of yesterday his billirubin levels are falling and we have the "all clear" from the doctors.

do my eyes look yellow to you?

warm and cozy...now would be when the nurse says "undress him down to a dry diaper"...so cruel.

waiting at the lab

yowzers

henry's hospital stay

I'm very aware of the lack of postings since henry arrived. I apologize profusely! we are feeling the "busy-ness" of being parents to two children. we've taken hundreds of pictures, but have had little to no time to get downstairs to download them all. I will do my best to keep this "brief"...riiiiight. we spent tuesday, january 26th to friday, january 29th in the hospital. while it seemed like too long to be away from miles, it was definitely a needed time to rest for me. the c-section went very smoothly. it was a complete 180 from miles' delivery. most notably the fact that I was able to stay awake for the entire procedure! last time I was contemplating sleeping through the birth of my first child...after 15 hours of labor, I was exhausted. this time I went into the OR alert and prepared for what was about to happen. in the end, my healing time has been reduced exponentially! I feel fantastic, but I'm taking it easy and accepting all of the wonderful help that people have offered.

we had many visitors in the hospital and a few here at home too. it's fun to share henry with all of our family and friends.
we headed home on friday, january 29th. henry was all decked out in a new outfit. he didn't seem to mind the car seat and, thanks to lots of blankets, never really noticed the subzero temps!

henry: the remains of day 1

here are some more pictures of henry for everyone to see, since these are the reason we're all tuning to this blog right now.

Auntie Jess is lending a hand so Miles can give a gift to Henry

reminding us that Henry is sleeping and we should keep the noise down