3 Days Old:
We had a rough night the first night home. Connor was fussy and didn't want to sleep in his bassinet, so I spent most of the night holding him and rocking him. We had to go into the pediatrician's office that day to get his bilirubin levels checked for his jaundice, so when the office opened I called and scheduled our appointment. I then spent the next hour and a half getting him ready and packing his diaper bag, which I forgot at home, of course. We didn't realize that I had forgotten his diaper bag until we were in the exam room and realized that not only was his diaper wet, but he was also hungry. Nevermind that I had changed and fed him just before we left the house. Luckily, his new pediatrician was nice enough to supply some ready to eat formula, diapers and gave us some freebies as well. He had his first exam, got his blood draw and we were on our way. He really did great during the exam.
Afterwards, we stopped at my RE's office so she could meet Connor. I figure she was pretty instrumental in helping us conceive him, so she should meet him. She was so thrilled and excited to see him. It was really touching. I promised that I would send her a picture of him once we get them back. Then it was on to Starbucks for some much needed caffeine. While we were there, we all decided we were hungry. I had another Jimmy John's sub (needed to catch up after all...it had been 9 months), and R and Sig had piroshkis. After that, we went home, relaxed and started to get settled into our routine.
Later that evening, our good friend Dylan stopped by to visit and meet Connor. He has been working in Haiti for the last couple of years and we rarely get to see him when he comes to town, so it was really nice getting caught up. Connor spent a long time sleeping on his belly too, which was really cute. Eventually Dylan had to leave and R and Sig went to the grocery store to stock up on essentials as a storm was coming. I knew that the store would be absolute hell the next day. It's a good thing he went when he did. Everything was picked over and there was barely anything left.
4 Days Old:
We had a much better night. Connor was able to stay asleep for 3-4 hours at a stretch and was barely fussy at all. He even slept in his bassinet without complaint. I got a call that morning from Mom saying that the storm had hit Bellingham and she was going to come down to Seattle before we got hit. She had been planning on coming down the next day, but she didn't want to get stranded. They had gotten almost a foot of snow the night before. She arrived in the early afternoon and Sig took off shortly after. She also didn't want to get stranded and opted to head home before the weather got too bad up there. We had a nice, quiet day chatting and taking care of Connor. In the evening, Mom helped me give Connor his first bath at home. I will admit that it could have gone smoother, and he certainly didn't enjoy it, but I think he will like bathes once he can actually be submerged in the water. The promised storm started late Tuesday night, much later than anticipated.
5 Days Old:
Again, Connor had a good night. We went to bed around 11:00 or 12:00, and he got up once at 3:30 and then again at 6:30-ish, at which point I just went ahead and got up as well. By this time it was snowing and really quite pretty out. I was very glad that we didn't have anywhere to be and could stay snuggled in at home. The big highlight of the day was bundling Connor up and taking him to the roof to feel snow for the first time. We had him so bundled that he couldn't put his little arms down. It didn't seem to phase him and it did make for some really cute pictures.
We spent the rest of the day snuggled in, watching TV and cuddling Connor. Mom and R took over baby duty for a while and insisted that I take a nap. It was so refreshing. I didn't realize how exhausted I was. Later that evening, James and Gwen came by to meet Connor. They hadn't been able to make it to the hospital when the rest of the band came by, so it was really nice to see them. Gwen brought Connor some adorable Animal (from the Muppets) onesies. They are too big for him now, but I can't wait to see them on him when he grows into them. It was really cute seeing them with Connor. James is already making plans to train him in Martial Arts and I know Gwen is going to help me instill him with a love of old movies. We visited with them for several hours and then headed for bed.
6 Days Old:
And another great night. He stuck to almost the same exact schedule as the night before, which was so nice. I was expecting to be up all night, but so far (knock on wood) that hasn't been the case. Thursday was day two of being snowed in. Sometime during the night, the snow changed to freezing rain and everything was coated with a layer of ice. We spent the morning watching the news coverage of the storm. The broadcast kept being extended, and I really do not envy the newscasters. To have to spend hours saying essentially the same thing over and over again and to try to make it interesting....ugh! Not something I would want to do. Raven's practice was canceled as people were stuck at home and couldn't make it to the practice space, but he had to go in to get his drums for the photo shoot the next day. I was really concerned with him driving, but he said that the main roads were fine and the back roads were a lot of fun. He made it home safely with the drums in tow and we spent another day snuggled down. We were a little concerned that we would have to reschedule the photo shoot the next day, but the weather forecast promised that we would have some thawing overnight. I made some contingency plans with the photographer just in case, and we went to bed.
7 Days Old:
And three nights in a row of our new routine! I woke up early and got a head start on all of the prep for the photo shoot. Got my shower, hair and make up taken care of, got the diaper bag packed, got breakfast for Mom, and fed, changed and dressed Connor. It may have taken almost 3 hours, but it went far more smoothly than I imagined and we were out the door a little after 9:00 am. We actually arrived in Kirkland early, so we drove around for a while trying to track down a Starbucks. It proved impossible, strangely enough, so we made our way to the photographer's place and got everything unloaded and set up.
I have to say, I can not speak more highly of this photographer. Her name is Tushna and her business is called T-Elle Photography in Kirkland. She does amazing work and I swear she is a baby whisperer. She has such a knack with calming down babies, making them comfortable and getting them to pose for her. I really was amazed just watching her. And aside from being extremely warm in the studio (for the comfort of the babies), it was a very pleasant experience. We got some incredible shots judging from the sneak peeks she sent us later in the day. I can't wait to see what the rest are going to look like. Here are the sneak peek shots:
After the shoot, we headed back to Seattle, stopping by the practice space on our way to drop the drums off again. We grabbed some sandwiches on the way home and then came back and relaxed for a bit until we realized that we were almost out of provisions. R and I ran to the store while Mom watched Connor for us. I have to admit, it was so hard leaving him at home even with Mom. I was so anxious to get back to him. I was also in a lot of pain by this point in the day. It was the most active I had been since surgery one week before. We hurried through our shopping and then went home. Mom went to bed early and R, Connor and I tried to watch Idiocracy. I say tried because Connor and I promptly fell asleep. R was able to get through the movie though. I need to give it another try sometime soon.
8 Days Old:
We had another good night. Tushna told us that Connor would be exhausted after the photo shoot and sure enough, he was. Mom went home in the late morning after Skyping with Dad. A little while later, Corey and Tamara arrived to meet Connor. Tamara was totally thrilled with him. We sat around chatting and then took a walk over to our favorite coffee place. They stayed for a little while longer and then had to leave to get to a birthday party. R and I spent the evening napping on the couch, and cuddling with Connor. We also gave him a bath in preparation for meeting his great-grandma the next day.
9 Days Old:
Another big day! Connor went on his first road trip. It was Great-grandma Kate's 95th birthday party and it was time to make the introductions. We drove out to Great-aunt Ruth's house in Snohomish for the party. Everyone swarmed him as soon as we walked in the door. Apparently everyone was awaiting his arrival. Raven took Connor over to meet Great-grandma Kate and the rest of the family.
After meeting everyone and taking a very, very large group photo we decided that was enough and it was time to go home. There were an awful lot of people there and I was getting nervous about everyone handing Connor around. Plus, I was getting really uncomfortable and sore. We went home, had dinner with Alex and Sig and then went to bed.
10 Days Old:
A very, very busy day for our little guy. I had been having problems with my incision feeling raw and smelling funny, so the Dr wanted me to come in for a check up. I called first thing in the morning and made my appointment for 2:50 that afternoon. We desperately had to go grocery shopping, so we got little man ready to go and went to the store. We did all of our shopping and were just finishing paying when I got a call from the Dr's office asking if we could be there in 45 minutes instead. We rushed home, put away the essentials, changed Connor and ran back out again. My appointment went fine, but I was having a reaction to the steri strips they had put on when they took the staples out. She removed them for me and prescribed me some meds to soothe the irritation.
After the Dr's appointment, we went to Southcenter to pick up some diapers at Target, stop at Barnes & Noble and GameStop (R had a gift card he wanted to redeem) and find some food. Poor little Connor had quite the day of being out an about. He was pretty fussy and worn out when we got home. We spent the evening cuddling him and getting him calmed and ready for bed.
Here are some final cute pictures:
- J
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