Connor Comes Home

After a couple of days in the hospital of poking, prodding, measuring, etc., and learning everything we need to know about taking care of a newborn (hah) we were discharged and able to come home on Friday, May 27th.  It was great to be back at home.  Colin's parents had stayed at our house while we were in the hospital, taking care of the dog and coming to the hospital to get to know their Grandson, so everything was ready for us, and Huck was very excited to meet his baby brother.  We were able to settle in without much trouble, Sara got to try out her new glider chair with Connor, and we began to figure out how life as a family of 3 + dog was going to go.  It is now Tuesday, May 31 (Sara's actual due date), and I think we have been remarkably lucky.  Connor is 2 for 4 on allowing us to sleep a little bit at night, which I'd say is a pretty good ratio right off the bat, and we begin to figure out what all these gadgets we got as shower gifts are, which ones Connor likes the best, etc.  We are also very grateful for all the newborn clothes, it seems we can't keep him in anything for more than a few hours without it needing to be thrown in the laundry basket.  Connor seems to be eating pretty well at this point, has spent some time in the sun to help bring down his mild case of jaundice, and has enjoyed a few walks around the neighborhood.  He met Mike and Jessica on Saturday afternoon, T and Brittney on Monday afternoon, and Grandma and Grandpa Patton came over for dinner on Memorial Day, or should I say brought a feast in a cooler.  They hadn't seen Connor since Wednesday, so they needed a little grandson fix.  We had a great time relaxing together and Connor was mostly on his best behavior.  He even managed to stay awake for a few minutes so Grandma could get some pictures with his eyes open.  Our first pediatrician's appointment is tomorrow, so at that point we'll have a little better idea on exactly what we should focus our worrying :) .  Again, we feel incredibly lucky and are having some much fun.