On March 7 at 0134 we welcomed our baby girl Samantha Jane. She weighed 8 pounds and measured 20 inches. Unbelievably she had a head full of hair!
She developed some jaundice while we were still in the hospital and actually went home with a bili light that she had to keep on 24/7 for four days. Several blood draws and a few doctors appointments later, we finally sent the bili light back to the hospital.
The boys are so in love with their baby sister. Austin enjoys showing her off at school to all of his teachers and friends. Ryan likes the time he gets to spend holding her on the couch, making faces at her while she smiles back at him. And Eric can't stop smiling and gushing about his little girl. She has them all wrapped around her little finger already.
Our first few weeks home were loud - she cried and cried from 2200 to 0200 for about a week. Then slowly we got a little better and she has started falling asleep between 2030 and 2230 most nights. She usually likes to nurse to sleep (holding me hostage upstairs for up to two hours putting her in and out of bed until she is finally asleep).
As for me, I'm doing well. Starting to work on getting back to my "more fit" self. Looking forward to returning to the gym and running. So far I have done some quick workouts at home. Need to teach Eric to use the Moby wrap so he can hold her while I work up to running. Should be interesting. I have really enjoyed the last five weeks at home and I'm looking forward to spending the next five weeks with her. I am feeling the itch to get back to work but I hate to leave her for even a minute. She has the sweetest smile and I don't want to miss a single one. <3
