Week 1

The majority of Adalyn's first week was spent in the hospital. Her doctor said that she was borderline preemie so they kept her an extra day to keep an eye on her. Then her bilirubin levels were high which kept her in the hospital another day. She had to stay under the lights for 24 hours.

We were discharged from the hospital Saturday in the afternoon. It's amazing how you go to the hospital with one bag and end up leaving with a shopping cart full! Yes in the front is Chewbacca. Her Godfather gave that to her. I added the hot pink bow - just to girly him up. It makes Chewbacca noises which is pretty funny. I don't think Adalyn really knows what to make of it. She looks really confused when she sees it.
Jamie picked out Adalyn's going home outfit from Janie and Jack. So cute! But so big! We were expecting her to be bigger so we didn't buy a lot of newborn clothes. I thought her outfit would be a little big but not to the point where she was swimming in it! Here is one of my favorite pictures. Ready to go home! Well, almost...
We still had to get her into her car seat. Jamie and his friend spent a few minutes fixing the straps. Then we were ready to go home!

It was funny how Jamie drove 10 under the speed limit. I suppose I would have done the same! When we got home, Jamie accidentally set off his alarm but this didn't even phase her! We gave her a bath and then did an impromptu photo shoot. I really wanted to see what she would look like with all her cute accessories!


Here are some things I learned the first week:
1. Addy still loves to have her hands by her face. This picture was not staged at all!
2. You can semi-function with only 4 hours of sleep. It's hard to want to sleep. I love to stare at her.
3. My little girl is a diva. Here is a picture of her catching some rays in her too-cool sunglasses.
4. I can get her fed and ready and myself ready in an hour. Our first run-through was her first doctors appointment. We made it on time! Yay us!