First week and a half at home

The first week and a half has FLOWN by. I can't believe my baby will be 2 weeks old already on Monday! We've been adjusting to life as a family of 3 very well. It's nice to have Andy home for these first few months so we can learn how to parent together. He's been so good with helping me get things done around the house and helping take care of Hudson too.

We've been busy seeing the dr. a lot the last few weeks too. Hudson's first pediatrician appointment was 2 days after we were discharged from the hospital. At this appointment they weighed him, measured his length, checked his eyes/ears/mouth, etc. And talked to us about circumcision. His weight went down slightly from when we were discharged from the hospital, he was now at 5 lbs 11 oz. So the dr. wanted to see us back on Monday for another weight check and also for the circumcision to get it done with so we didn't have to come back for another appointment.

His dr. appointment on Monday went pretty good. He was weighed again and dropped another 2 oz. The dr. wasn't too concerned since he is still breastfeeding well and peeing/pooping regularly. He said some babies just take longer to start putting on weight. I don't think my milk has completely come in yet either which could be part of the problem. The dr. said this is also normal and can take up to few weeks for some women's supply to be established. After being weighed the dr. started prepping for the circumcision. Hudson's legs were strapped down to a little table and they used a local anesthetic to numb him. He did GREAT!! He was more fussy getting numbed and wiped down then during the entire procedure. It helped that the nurse was giving him sugar water on her finger :)

He's now healing well from the circumcision and we're still waiting for his little umbilical cord to fall off (it's soo close!) This weekend will be filled with more visitors and getting used to our new lives and schedules.

Here are a few pictures from our first week and a half at home: