Day 2

Lil D on her second day of life.

Dylan was one tired kid when she came out. All of that pushing wore her out leaving her with just enough energy to un-leash a small roar and then right to sleep. The rest of her first day was with just that: sleep, and a move to post partum recovery. She got to meet her grandmothers and of course be held by both. The brief grandmother visit also included her Uncle Ben and Aunt Liz, Cousin Jackson and Auntie Jill. But it was a brief visit since mom and dad were so tired, they each dosed off during the visit.


It is amazing what a little baby will do to your smile!

A restful night with just a little complaint from Dylan brought us into day 2 of her little life. As Christine put it, it was like being in Mexico on the beach and having person after person coming to you trying to sell you something. We awoke to the pediatrician checking Dylan out, then the OB doc, then nurses, techs, a hearing technician and the hospital photographer selling photos. Christine managed to nicely say no to the photographer "we got it handled" she said. The steady stream of people kept up until we left at the end of the day.

One of the many people to stream into our room was the woman doing hearing checks. This is Dylan's DJ impression...

We arrived home at about 6:30 p.m. It was so nice to be in our own place. Christine was doing fine, feeling good and quickly recovering. Dylan was doing fine and adjusting nicely. I was bugged eyed, sleepy and excited. We nearly fought over who held the girl next. 36 hours of hospital time was plenty.

It's good to be home.

Our first night in bed with our new child had us both giggly and estatic. We looked at each other wide-eyed with this little creature asleep between us. (No, it wasn't the dog either. Maggie is now on the floor and actually very content down there.)

It is hard to explain the feelings that you have at this moment with a new child. I've heard all kinds of things about how it changes a person or how it is the best thing ever or how exciting it truly is. Well, those things are all true, now that I've been there. But it really is so much more.

Dylan getting some love from her Auntie Jill, visiting us from Kona, HI