Noah's Homecoming

This is our first car ride home with Noah. He had scratched his face right before we left.

Our first bath. He cried the entire time, but that was expected. Ava didn't like all the crying, so I was left to finish with my mom. She just wanted Mike to hold her. By his second bath, we had it figured out and put Barney on for Ava to watch while we gave Noah his bath.

This is Noah's first trip to the Doctor's office. We had a good visit. He had lost almost a pound in 4 days. He was at 8 lbs 5 oz by Thursday. She had us do a jaundice test for him the following day because of the weight loss and he was looking a little yellow. My memories of Ava on the photo light came rushing back.  Fortunatley the results came back fine. Phew!! We go back on Wednesday and are hoping he will be back up to his birth weight.

Here are some pictures of our little man......

Overall he has been a good baby. He sleeps alot, which is expected. We are trying to keep him awake during the day as the first 2 nights we spent 4-5 hours in a row up with him. The last 2 nights he just had a hard time going back to bed after his feedings. Again, it is to be expected and it is only about a total of an hour and a half to two hours that we are up from wake, feed and back to sleep. I have been with less sleep, so I am not as tired anymore. Sometimes we have to wake him to feed, others he wakes on his own. I am hoping to be able to let him sleep until he wakes as he is now getting good feeds in during the day.

He is alert for a little bit here and there and I know that will come with time. For the most part, he only cries/fusses if he has to burp or has gas and sometimes cries if hungry. He has a great demeanor. Again, only time will tell what type of personality he has... We are so in love with him and he already has many nicknames...bubba, bubba boo, buddy, and Noah. I can't remember Ava being this little and am going to cherish every moment I have. Even though it is hard to give him the attention needed, I try to give as much as I can to him without forgetting about my Ava. I love them both and can't wait for them to grow up together. Daddy and mama love you Noah, more than you can every imagine. We are so blessed to have you in our life and are excited to watch you grow!!

Our Noah!!!