Our 1st Week with Hunter

We had lots of family and friends waiting for Hunter to make his appearance.  After Alan and I loved on him and Jo assessed him we handed him off to be adored by everyone else!  My mom got him 1st and then passed him on to Wayne and Susan.  Granny wouldn't hold him, she said she was afraid she would hurt him.  Nicole, Tessa, Brit, Kelsie, and Richard are a few of the others who were able to love on him!  At some point, Alan and Jo gave him his 1st bath.  Everyone left except mom and Tess (of course Jo was still there most of the time.)  Tess went to get us dinner at Wendy's and they ended up staying with us until we moved to postpartum and the nurses kicked them out!  We kept Hunter in the room with us the entire hospital stay (except a few times when the nursery nurse came to get him for assessment/vitals.)

Alan and I got no sleep that night, lab came in early that morning and then the visitor started piling in.  Hunter sure is one loved little boy and spent the entire day visiting with family and friends.  I can't remember who came when, but I wanna remember everyone who came to see him so I am going to list them...

Mom, Nicole, Granny, Richard, Logan, Tessa, Trish & Mag, Ashley & Joann, Daddy, Paula, Jackie & Andria, Wayne, Susan, Lois, Bill & Nancy, Samantha & Jordan, LIsa, Josh Palmer, Brandon Spears and Christi, Jamie Ledbetter, Margaux and Brandon Maynard, Brit & Thad, Jo & Noah w/Ryder, Kelsie and Lewey, Julie (from work), Hailey and Ashley (from work), Melissa & Dustin, Ashley Burgess, and JT Burgess.  

By the time Saturday evening rolled around I was running on NO sleep for about 35 hours, but I really wasn't that tired!  Sunday morning, we got up and started getting ready to head home.  Mom came up to help us.  She brought me my 1st Mother's Day gift...a beautiful necklace and earrings with Hunter's birthstone in them.  I thought it was awesome that I got to take my 1st baby home on my 1st Mother's Day.  Once we were discharged, we took you upstairs to see meet your Ma for the 1st time.  Her eyes lit up when she saw you and you just laid on her chest and cuddled with her forever!  

Once we were home on Sunday, my Mom was here most of the evening.  Jamie, Tennille, and Maddy came over!  Maddy was so sweet with him!  Once we finally got Jamie to hold him, he held him forever!!!  I'm still trying to convince him they need another one!  Josh also came by to see him.

On Monday, Nicole, Granny and Logan came to visit for a few hours.  I finally talked Granny into holding him and after that I didn't think she would put him down!  Josh came by again and brought Jones with him this time!  They decided they were gonna come get Hunter and take him shopping with them to pick up girls...ha!

Tuesday he had his 1st Dr. appointment.  He was down to 6lbs and 6 oz. and we thought he looked jaundiced.  His Dr. agreed and sent us over to the hospital to have his bili drawn.  After we did that, we took him to see Kelsie who was still in the hospital.  We were hoping to finally get to meet Hames, but he was gone with his Daddy.  While we were there, they called to let us know his bili was high and he needed a bili blanket.  We left the hospital, ran by wal-mart and then went to get his bili blanket.  

Wednesday morning we had to go to the hospital to have him labs drawn.  After having his blood drawn, we took him back up to see Ma.  She was sitting up in the chair this time and held him for quite a while.  His bili was down to 16, so we were to continue the blanket and continue giving him formula with his breast milk.  Alan took him outside for a bit to get some  sun...

Joann, Ashley, and Rockelle stopped by to see him for a bit.  Sam, Jordan, and Brandon Spears also came by later on to visit!  We gave him his 1st bath...he didn't hate it as much as I expected.

We also put Hunter on his belly for belly time.  He hated it!

We had to be back at the hospital early Thursday morning to have his blood drawn again.  After that, we went to see Kels again.  This time Hames was actually there.  He is precious!  Right before we left we laid the boys next to each other for their 1st meeting!  It was funny...

After we left there, we had to take him back to the doctor.  His bili was down to 13 and his weight was up to 6 lbs 11 oz.  We got to stop the bili blanket!  After the doctor, we headed home.  He had his 1st "picnic" this day.  Alan and I sat outside and had lunch and he sat in his car seat.  He loves being outside!

On Friday, we gave him his 2nd bath.  He did not appreciate it!  I had to shower and Alan was gone, so I was a bit worried about how he would do while I was in the shower.  He did great though...he even let me dry my hair and put my make up on.  This is what he did the whole time...

Later that evening we took him to have his newborn pictures made.  Wayne drove us since my discharger papers say not to be driving and Alan drove his motorcycle.  He did not want to cooperate for pictures initially, but we finally got him to sleep and he was perfect!  This was also Alan's 36th Birthday.  We didn't do anything.  I had bought a card for him, but didn't even give it to him...major fail!  He said it was the best birthday ever anyway! 

We survived our 1st week and it actually wasn't bad at all.  Alan and I slept on the couch a couple of nights.  Hunter mainly woke up twice a night to be fed but went right back to sleep.  We learned to change his diaper before feeding him so he goes back to sleep easier! We are so in love and I can't imagine life without him!