One night in the hospital was enough for us! Tony is such a light sleeper even in our own bed, but at the hospital it was worse. I didn't sleep all that well either. That being said, the doctors consented and gave us the ok to go home the evening of September1st. I was a little apprehensive to be leaving the hospital so soon because I loved that the nurses took care of me and that all my meals were made and brought to my room Despite these luxuries, I wanted to be able to see Sawyer and spend a little time with my mom before she had to leave the next day.
Since it was our last day, I wanted to enjoy it to the fullest. Our morning was really quiet. Tony and I got to watch cable t.v (what a treat) and hold our new baby. I was dying to try the delicious congratulations gift the hospital had given us... a big, beautiful cupcake (pictured here). OH MY GOODNESS, it was pumpkin chocolate chip with a delectable cream cheese frosting and I was in heaven with each bite I took. (I got to eat some of Tony's too because he didn't love it like I did!)
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| Nanna & Dawsen in his socks |
Tony was anxious to go home to take a shower and see Sawyer. He left around 11 a.m. and didn't come back until almost 3:30 p.m. I should have revelled in the time alone with Dawsen, but I kept thinking, "Why aren't they coming to see me?" Once my mom, aunt, Tony, & Sawyer finally came to get us, we had to make a decision on Dawsen's middle name. Tony really wanted Fynn and I wanted Bennett (like Tony's middle name, but one letter different). I thought he should choose, so as I was filling out the paperwork for the birth certificate, he decided on Bennett. We eventually got all of our ducks in a row and were cleared to go home right before 4 p.m. My mom dressed the baby, we packed up all our goodies, took photos, and then we were off.
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| Our first family photo |
Arriving home was bittersweet. I was happy to be home, but my house wasn't what I wanted it to be. I had worked so hard to clean and organize before I had the baby that walking through my door to an explosion of baby gifts, new toys for Sawyer, and the realization that there was no place for Dawsen to sleep (Tony had been putting off the bassinet building) was overwhelming. I am sure my emotions were running high and that didn't help, but our first night home was a little rough. It was a big adjustment for all of us and we all were over-tired. We had a few quick visitors (The Daniels family & The Calls) in the midst of dinner and the bassinet construction. Needless to say there was crying involved, but we finally got settled and into bed for our first night home.
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| Not a fan of his car seat! |
