Clare is 3 days old now and getting more wonderful each day. She’s quite the cuddle bug and just wants to be loved and held – which works out well since that’s all we want to do to her 🙂
We’re going home and back to real life tomorrow. We had the option of being discharged today, and probably would’ve been fine, but decided to stay one more night to take advantage of the breastfeeding support (not to mention the laundry, meal and cleaning services 🙂 The hospital isn’t exactly a resort property, but it’s been fairly comfortable and the staff has been very nice. The help we’ve received has been so valuable and we both are pretty sure we knew nothing about babies before this week since we’ve learned so much so quickly.
Here are some pictures from the last two days.
One tired, but happy Mama.
My little Miss Bright Eyes. She had about 45 minutes this afternoon where she was just awake, alert and staring at both Dad (Grandpa) and I. She is a little genius, we’re both pretty sure.
Chattin’ with Grandpa
Sleeping in the bassinet – she loves to be swaddled tightly.
She gets pretty cranky when we unwrap her, but this picture shows her long, skinny arms and legs.
Looking at me – not sure if she liked what she saw…
We can’t hardly keep our eyes off of her.
Calm and alert baby.
“Whatcha doin’ there?”
Looking at Daddy
Proud Grandpa!
Sweet, sleeping baby