Hello! We've almost been home 24 hours! Nathan and I were discharged from Rose Medical Center at about 3:30 yesterday afternoon, which left us in early Friday rush hour traffic....which worked out well so we could drive slow with our precious cargo. :) My mom met us here and stayed the night to help us out. Not only is she contributing her housecleaning and cooking skills, she is right there to help soothe the baby should we need some extra hands. She is staying tonight as well and we really appreciate her help. I also don't know what I would do without the amazing support of my friends and family. I have some great super-mom mentors to lean on!
Our first night was tiring, but we made it. My milk has come in, so little Nathan is quite full after eating and likes to snuggle up with me (I may like it, too!) with his full tummy. He is a good eater, but we are still learning about each other to make to help the feedings go smoothly. Chuck was up with me for each feeding, offering swaddling, pillow adjustment, and fussy baby management support.
I'm continuing to heal from my surgery. Getting up from sleeping is the most painful part (I guess those hospital beds are good for certain things), even though I am "propped" up on pillows. Chuck is great at helping me manage my medications to stay as comfortable as I can. I may have an adventurous walk to the mailbox today to get some fresh air and also walk a bit as walking is a great way to help my recovery.
We may attempt a sponge bath of our little man today...we'll see how adventurous we feel. I clipped and filed his finger nails today successfully, so I may not push my luck.
I have a lot of photos to add to our album...I promise I get them loaded soon. But for now a blog post is all you get. :)
Important Statistics as reported by Daddy (someday he will post to this blog himself...):
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NAME: Nathan Robert Nellis
SEX: Boy (it was a surprise)
BIRTHDAY: 1/12/10
TIME OF BIRTH: 6:41 pm
WEIGHT: 8 lbs, 9 oz
LENGTH: 20 3/4 "
HEAD CIRCUMFERENCE: 14 1/4 "
CUTE: Yes
SWEET: Definitely
HAIR: Brown and lots of it
EYES: Maybe blue, maybe hazel
METHOD OF DELIVERY: C-section
ALIASES: Nate, Nate Bob, Nater, Nater Tater, and Nater Salad
LIKES: Mom, Being held, being swaddled, and his pacifier
DISLIKES: Taking him out of his swaddling makes him lose his mind.
OTHER: If his pacifier isn't in just right he shakes his head side-to-side like Stevie Wonder
3 comments:
Nate, Nate Bob, Nater, Nater Tater...all make sense. Please explain Nater Salad? You are VERY fortunate that he likes his pacifier. Tried to get each baby of mine to use one...no luck. They preferred their thumb or a blankie. Hope "night #2" goes well for the Nellis 3. Love ya.
Chuck says, "It's Nater Salad, like 'Tater Salad. Duh" :) Night 3 went ok. We are all learning...
NateR
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