One Week Update

It has been a couple of days since I have done an update and that is because we have been so busy taking care of you. The first day home was really good. We had a couple of visitors and lots of well wishes. You were very settled and did lots of sleeping. We took the time to get use to having you at home and showed you all around.

The cat was not that impressed and she kept on hiding from you. I think she didn't like the smell of you because she kept on entering the room and sniffing you carseat then run away. I has taken her a couple of day to get use to having you around and now she is starting to approach you. When you cry the cat just looks at us as if you say 'can you stop that thing making all the noise'.

You haven't really cried that much. There was a couple of times when we had tears but most of the time you are just happy lying in bed or in peoples arms. You enjoy being rocked to sleep and love having the sound of rain playing next to you.

Your second night at home was a lot of hard work. You really didn't want to sleep that much and in the end you had to sleep either on you mum or on me. It was a bit scary as we didn't want to squash you but for some reason that was the only way we could get you to sleep. We have now started heating a wheat pack and putting that in the bed next to you.  Its to trick you so you think we are still holding you.

As you can tell by the amazing photos, we received the photos from our photo shoot that we had on your third day in this world. The pictures are amazing and we have to thank your granny because it was her that brought it for us as a christmas present.  We have put a couple of pictures on our Facebook page but so far there is only two photos of you that have been put up... Your identity is still safe incase you want to be a super hero.

Anyway, your umbilical cord came off the other day and it was such a relief. Not because we were worried but because the smell was starting to get to us. It was this gross rotting meat smell and kept leaving marks on your clothes. Now that it has fallen off we just have to keep cleaning up the puss as the last of the healing is done.  When we clean it you always just lie still and done seem to mind.  Your such a brave little girl.

In other big news, you finally had your first bath, we actually it was a shower with me.  It was both a success and a bit of a failure all at the same time. You really liked the water and you were quiet and calm in the shower. You had a good clean and we got to finally give your bellybutton a good rinse. When it came to getting you out however, you were not happy at all. It was a mixture of both you enjoying the shower and your mother being a little slow to dress you. It took a bit of time to get everything organised and have towels warm enough.  It took a while but eventually your mother got you dressed and you started to warm back up.

Your second shower was a huge success and you even fell asleep in my arms. Again you didn't really like getting out but this time we had lots of warm things ready and you didn't cry nearly as much. Your mum and dad may be beginners but we are fast learners.

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