A week at home

As most of you have already probably noticed, I've been a bit slack on updating the blog. I haven't been getting on the computer too much while on vacation so I apologize. I'm trying to make an update before I get back into the swing of things at work and hopefully will have a video for everyone to check out tomorrow.

In the absence of a video, here's an update on how things have been going for our new little family.

Kara made it home safely from the hospital but before we were allowed to leave, we had to bring in her car seat and demonstrate that we could put her in it correctly. We got her in there and thought it was correct, but the nurse came back and inspected the job and told us that it wasn't tight enough. Apparently they have to be pretty pinned down for it to be considered safe, but we finally got her in there. So here we are getting ready to leave the room!

It was a bit nerve racking to have her in the car to be honest. I mean, she was always in the car in Kathy's belly, but this was different.....it was much scarier and I'm pretty sure I drove the speed limit the whole way home (which is pretty good for anybody that knows my driving style).









Adjusting to being new parents hasn't been too hard on Kathy and I....it helps that we've got a great baby girl! It's definitely a change of pace, but I think we're adapting well. There are only a few times Kara really cries:

1) When we're changing her diaper. It's not that she cries when she needs her diaper changed, just when we take the diaper off which is kind of funny....and a good trait for her to keep when she grows up!!

2) When she's hungry which is pretty much every 2 to 3 hours. The first few nights at home, Kara did pretty good sleeping. She had one rough night where she was waking up quite frequently, but for the most part, we're able to get in 2.5 to 3.5 hour sleep blocks at night, which is manageable. I try to help when I can at night, but for the most part it's feeding time and I'm at a disadvantage there since I lack the milk truck pumping capabilities. Kathy has been doing good with it though and fortunately for us, Kara likes to eat and is staying healthy (which also leads to lots of poop!).

She'll get fussy when she gets tired in the evenings but for the most part, she hasn't participated in any lung testing, marathon cry sessions....praise God for that! Most of the time, when she does get fussy, you can lay her on your chest and she'll just zonk out. This has worked for me several times and tends to put me to sleep as well :-)....until she wakes up and is ready to eat.

And I can't help but laugh at some of her sleeping poses such as this one....her first real nap in her crib since she's been sleeping in the pack'n play in our room for the time being. Enjoy and hopefully I'll have a new update for you with video tomorrow.