Fiona's First Week

The first couple of days while we were in the hospital were a big blur of people coming in to check us at all hours, and nursing and trying to sleep. I wanted so badly just to get out and go home. Dan helped me out of bed that first night, and I was able to get a shower the next day, which made me feel a little bit like a person again. Some of our friends came to visit, as did Dan's brother, and my parents were there most of the time, too. Having this new baby to take care of was really surreal, though. It sounds odd to say, but I didn't recognize her when she came out. I don't know quite what I was expecting, maybe something out of my own baby pictures, but not this thick dark hair... I felt like that a little bit until we got home and looked in Dan's baby book. It looked to both of us like someone had taken a picture of Fiona and put it in there! That was really neat, to know who she looks like and to have a little Dan in my arms :)

So, we headed home Friday around noon, with Dan driving and my mom up front and me in the back seat with the baby. My mom stayed with us through the weekend and got us through a couple of mini-dramas, including our first trip to the beach with her on Saturday, and getting her blood drawn to follow her jaundice level. She was absolutely amazing, and we would have been floundering without her! She cleaned up, ran loads upon loads of laundry, and cooked for us the whole time. She doted on us and doted on the baby and generally enjoyed being a new grandmother. I'm usually very independent and didn't expect to be so upset to see my mom go.

Dan took the whole week off following her birth, and we got to enjoy a visit from his mom and Jim for a couple of days in the beginning of the week. It's so exciting to see all these new grandparents taking on their new roles! We were pampered with a delicious meal while they were here. On Thursday we went to her one week check up. The pediatrician pronounced her perfect, and she weighed exactly 9lbs 14oz, back up to her birth weight already!