Baths, Play Yards, and Pictures

Today Drew and I are hanging out around the house like most days. We have felt so blessed by so many people eager and wanting to help out in some way. Our awesome Sunday school class and people from our church are one of many groups who are blessing us with meals, encouragement and prayers. I think having people swing by has helped with my cabin fever of being in the house so much.

Since Drew has been home he has had his first home bath. He often slept through his baths at the hospital but he was awake and fussy when he was not warm or covered. We even had one instance of pee streaming through the air during the bath. Not to worry, we quickly covered him up to contain the fountain and just laughed.


He is still eating every 3 hours making nighttime sleep still difficult. He is sure to wake us up when he hits his three hour eating time. We are following the Babywise book about scheduling the feed/wake/sleep cycle for the baby. With that system, they eat every 2 1/2 -3 hours with the expection of the middle of the night feeding. In the middle of the night feeding they can sleep up to 5 hours uninterrupted before their next meal. This helps teach them the difference between day and night. Drew is still waking us up at the 3- 3 1/2 hour mark, which is fine for now. He is still young and will get there.

Drew sleeps in his pack n play at the foot of our bed but sometimes he lays down to say hello for a minute.


He is also learning to enjoy his little play yard. Today for the first time he was hitting at the red mirror dangling down. Now, I am sure that he did not mean to hit it but it he did knock it over and over. Here is picture of him in action. :)



More pictures of Drew

This picture was taken while still at the hospital. He looks so much smaller to me but I like this little picture because his eyes are open and he has a sweet face.

His favorite pacifier that he is latched onto.

Changes to the Blog

We are looking for a new title for our blog to replace the old one: A couple with a couple of Bichons. Being a new mama has brought many changes to my heart. One of them is the tremendous love for our new little son. I was very protective of him even before he was born. My belly bump was something that I always was sure to keep our dogs bear and zeke away from when they were running and leaping onto the couch. Now that Drew is home, they are more curious than ever and I am more protective than ever. Slowly my eyes were open and I see bear and zeke for what they are, just dogs. Now with a new baby in the house, I care for them even less. Daily I threaten to put them on Craigs List for the barking, whining and throwing up. All of that to say, we are trying to come up with a new title for our blog. Any suggestions would be great!

Thanks!

Going Home and Getting Settled

We are finally home and Drew is with us! It is a great feeling to know that we do not have to go back up the hospital any more for the early morning or late night feedings. We had a great time taking him home in his new carrier and showing him his room for the first time. Drew is adjusting is doing great! He is eating every 3 hours or so. I think that I was expecting it to feel very different having a baby at home and adjusting to that schedule but it feels very natural and it is a wonderful experience!



Here are some of the cute things he does right now.

1. Drew has a green paci that the hospital gave him. He is cute when he get serious about it. He makes this sucking sound like a cartoon baby with a pacifier. To us, it sounds like "crunchy, crunchy, crunchy" and it always makes us stop and and laugh.



2. He often sounds like a little pig. He snorts and grunts all the time as he stretches, looks around and is being burped.

3. We call him Whodini because he is so good at getting out of his swaddled blankets. We will set him down and look back over at him moments later and he will have his little hands out. It is not as big of a deal now but at the hospital he was known for yanking his feeding tube off of his face. We have had to get better at making a tight baby burrito.

Drew Comes Home Monday!!!

When I went to the hospital today for Drew's 11:30 feeding he had his feeding tube out! They gave us the good news that they are going to let him eat on his own for the next two days without any supplement from the feeding tube. He was currently up to 5-6 feedings on his own but this bumps him to all 8. He is eating well enough they feel like he is ready for this next step! Eric and I are moving back into the hospital for the next two days so that we can be closer to Drew. He will be staying in the hospital room with us at night and going back to the nursery during the day. They are also taking off all of his monitors so he will be completely cord free!! The doctors are projecting that he will be able to come home Monday! We are very excited! I wanted start crying in the nursery when they told me but held back until I got home to share the news with Eric. Thank you for all your prayers!