The day we came home was very exciting but I have to say I was a little scary as well. Doing everything on your own for the first time is a big change from being in the hospital where everyone is there to help you and take care of you & the baby. We got through our obligatory "rough first night" and since then it's been many days and nights of learning and growing together.
Our friends had a sign and balloons outside to make Kaden's welcome home even more special.
There are a few things I want to be sure to remember about our stay in the hospital. Boy do they spoil you in the hospital! I'm forever grateful for the great staff during our stay. It helped make our first memories with our son even better.
Kirby's first diaper (poopy diaper) change
Our favorite student nurse, Jordan... she was the first person to sign Kaden's Oh, the Places You'll Go! book
Click here to catch up on Part 1 and here for Part 2.
I wanted to mention that we weren't supposed to have video cameras on during delivery, but Kirby snuck it in attached to my camera strap. He just let it roll as the whole thing took place. That is why the video is sideways during some parts and not the best "motion picture" Kirby has shot. ;)
Anyway... on to the 3rd and final part of Kaden's birth story.
I was all cleaned up and stitched up & then went to recovery while Kirby got to hang out in the nursery with Kaden. Everyone told me the 2 hours in recovery would go by so quickly and before I knew it I would be reunited with our baby... but it was the longest 2 hours of my life!
While I sat and watched the clock slowly tick by, this is what was happening in the nursery...
getting weighed
warmin' up
getting washed up
hanging out & getting adjusted to the new world
Finally after Kaden and I were ready, we were reunited again.... another emotional time, as you can imagine.
*note the "poop comment" from the nurse... he still poops like that! I'm sure he'll love this video when he's older with a girlfriend ;)
And from this point on, we enjoyed our little man while staying in the hospital and getting lots of help from all the friendly staff there. We were big question askers, so it was a big change to leave the hospital and do it all ourselves a few days later.
Kaden was showered with visitors & love while he was livin' the life in the hospital (or was it us livin' the life then...haha). Here are a few pictures of all his visitors.
Tryin' to catch up on a few old posts that never got published before Kaden arrived. I'm so behind on blogging and there are so many events I want to document. Hopefully, I'll get back up to speed and I'll be able to blog the present happenings soon!
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Julie and her husband, Jim came down to be here for the birth of Kaden. We hung out and had dinner the first night they were here.
Kirby's friend, Don, from Ocean City Beach Patrol came to the beach with his family again. Last year was the first year we met up with them for dinner at Miyabi, so we continued the tradition.
A few days before Mr. Kaden made his debute, my friend Linda had a "Babies & Brunch" at her house. It was a time for all the mommies & expecting mommies to get together to eat, (and that we did!) chat, and relax. It was just what I needed!
Some of the mommies brought their little ones with them and some of us that were expecting or came solo used stand-in dolls for this good picture. Since we're all teachers, we sent the picture to our principal afterwards... I'm sure you can imagine the anxiety she has in having this many (plus a few more not pictured) new mommies at her school!
Your weight is up to 7lbs 4 oz. Even though it's only the 15th percentile, your doctor is very happy with your weight gain. Good eating boy! Pretty soon we are going to add in some bottles so Dad can join in on the feeding fun... so don't let that throw you off now. ;)
And... at a perfect 50th percentile, your length is 20 3/4 inches and head circumference is 14 1/4 inches.
Your next scheduled appointment is your 2 month check-up. Mom won't be able to stay in the room at this one because you'll be getting some... shhhh.... shots.
I grew up in Canton, Ohio. Kirby grew up in Friendsville, MD. We met while teaching at an elementary school in Baltimore, Maryland. After getting engaged in June 2007, we moved to North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We were married on August 9, 2008 on the beach near our home. We just became parents to our first child in June 2012.
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