We're Home!

A very happy and proud mom at home with Olivia!

We made it home today. After taking a baby CPR class, and getting a bagfull of syringes and bottles for feeding (via the tube), and a talk from the community neonatal team, we were ready to go. Of course then there was lots of paperwork to clear away for her to get discharged, and packing everything that I've brought to Suzanne over the last 2 1/2 weeks- turned out I brought a lot of stuff over that time! Finally we were ready to go and put her in her car seat for the first time- it fits her like a bathtub, but the staff said she was safely strapped in. We said our farewells to Cameron's mom (who was on Sara Ward with us and also going home today), Benjamin and Anna's moms (neighbors on SCBU- still there but improving), and Edward and Josh's mom (twins on SCBU with us and also going home), and the fantastic crew at Sara Ward and SCBU.

To make a long story short (a short drive, really), we're home now. We've gotten through the first nappy change and the first feeding, and have yet to go through the first night, so we're feeling good!

Ok, well, Olivia's on my lap right now and so I'm leaning at an awkward angle to type this, so I'll go for now. But this won't be the end of the road for the blog, we'll be continuing to post; this is just the next chapter...

Oh, right- I almost forgot: She was weighed again just before beign discharged from the hospital; and she's gaining still- another 2 ounces, making her 4 pounds 7; she's gained over half a pound since birth!