I have always been so blessed to bounce back immediately after delivery. This time proved no different. After a 4 day hospital stay, we were finally released. We left the hospital at about 4:30. I came home, fixed dinner, cleaned the kitchen, took Cardinal shopping, came home and did a few loads of laundry and got my kids ready for the next day. The next morning I took Cardinal to school and ran a few errands and I haven't stopped since!!
Dove is by far the most sensitive little bird I've ever had yet! This poor little man likes nothing other than gentle snuggles and momma's milk! He is very easily over stimulated so he is proving quite a challenge to satisfy in our house. He has lots of brothers and sisters who love him so much already, but he isn't quite ready for all the hustle and bustle that comes with a big family. He doesn't like noise :/ eekk!!! Anyone who has spent 5 minutes in our house knows it's a very noisy place. Oddly enough, even while he was in the womb, he didn't like noise. He was always being startled by loud noises and he still proves to be no different. He doesn't like being passed around too much, he doesn't like anyone in his face...he doesn't like being swaddled and he hates my moby wrap. He hates the heat, his bouncy seat, his stroller and bumpy car rides and he hates being put down. It sure doesn't take much to overstimulate him and just the slightest bit of over stimulation makes him puke.
At his 1 week check up, he was having some issues. Thanks to an over active let down, he had some struggles with nursing. He coughed, gagged and choked down his milk and then he'd throw some back up and he'd cough, gag and choke on that too. His eyes were very gunky and we were a bit concerned that his first night home, his breathing monitor went off. With some tips to help him with my over abundance of milk we scheduled an appointment for a check up the following week.
Despite his chronic fussiness and an infected umbilicus, he is doing quite well. He is nursing like a champ, he has adjusted very well to his bountiful milk supply and he is gaining weight like it's nobody's business putting on 1/2 oz to 1 oz a day!
It still seems so surreal! Already, I can't imagine our lives without him. He has brought a new closeness between Falcon and I, he is such a symbol of our love and he's perfect in every way! He has made our journey together so much more exciting....and so many times already, he has taken my breath away!
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