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Today marks the first day that Claire gets to spend at home. They actually told us Sunday afternoon that mommy and baby were doing so well that we could go home if we wanted to, but we decided to stay one more night just in case something came up (and so we could utilize having the nursery close by). She scared us pretty good the first night in the hospital by choking on some mucus that was left over in her tiny little lungs from birth, and the second night was our first all-nighter with an inconsolable baby Claire. She was feeding ALL the time, but as soon as she would get done she’d start crying and looking for more. The nurse explained that she was getting all the colostrum that she wanted, but wasn’t getting any milk just yet since it was too soon in the process for Colleen’s body to start producing it. We gave her a tiny amount of formula through a process called “supplemental feeding” and she fell right to sleep. By Sunday it seemed that we had established a pattern for feeding and were getting more in-tune with what Claire was trying to tell us when she cried. Most of the time it was, “I’M HUNGRY, DANG IT!!” but every once in a while she’d cry when she had a dirty diaper.

We got home today (Monday) around 12:30 p.m. and have just been relaxing for the most part. Colleen’s currently resting on the couch with Claire on her chest and I’m going around trying to organize the things that we brought home from the hospital. As good of a day as it’s been, I know that tonight will be a different story since Claire’s been sleeping so much now. But oh well…. that’s where daddy’s job begins