Finally home

Neil is finally home! What a journey today. It was definitely a good decision to stay in the hospital for one more night last night - I have a feeling that is going to be one of my last good nights of sleep for a LONG time. Neil really has been a great baby - sleeps a lot! However, we were warned by many new parents that things change significantly when you leave the hospital. We haven't seen a big change yet, but I have a feeling our first night "alone" without nurses and doctors is going to be different. No more sending Neil to the nursery for 3-4 good hours of sleep at night.

It doesn't seem that we were in the hospital for 3 nights - that time really flew by quickly. Thank goodness for nursery nurses with children of their own. On our second night, Connie was Neil's nurse. She has 4 boys - one set of twins and breastfead ALL of them. Fed the twins at the same time - one on each breast. Unbelievable! She taught us many nursing tricks. He's getting better everyday, but nursing definitely is something that children and mothers have to learn. It's not easy!