We Are Home!

Today (Thursday) was a pretty long day...but we are now home!

Nik and Jaxen are both sleeping soundly as I type this blog post. I hope to get a few pictures posted and some updates before Jax's next feeding time. Then, it is off to bed for me. So here we go with some updates -

Jaxen - his vitals have been great since birth. He is eating well, about every 3 hours. He is a pretty happy boy! He has had shots given and tests run and has been a champ through it all. The only concern with him right now is that he rated high on his jaundice test. Therefore, we go back to the hospital tomorrow (Friday) for a check-up. If he still rates high, then they will keep him and put him under light. If he is normal, and everything else checks out - we come back home. We are praying for normal test results.

All snuggled up, napping. 

Jaxen's Hearing Screen Certificate

Below are pictures of Jaxen receiving a bath before we left the hospital today. He did really well. It was pretty cute, seeing him squirm!

All clean and ready to go home!

Carla - I am doing really well. I am still running on little to no sleep overall, but hope to change that over the next couple of days. Since we came home this afternoon, I have had the best 2 hour sleep that I have had in many days. My recovery is coming along well. No signs of concern.

However, I am on information OVERLOAD. All the people who want to talk to you, and give you instructions, and lists and forms to sign... it was just a little much. There is so much I still want to share on the blog about Jaxen birth story and all the new things we are getting to experience... but I am having trouble getting my thoughts together. Partly due to the incredible lack of sleep, the brain overload, my recovery...etc.

All that to say - I'm trying to just give basic updates on the blog right now so everyone knows how we are doing, but know that there is more I want to share, and hope to share one day!

Right now all I can say is I LOVE THIS SWEET BABY BOY! I have loved every minute with him. Even the not-so-nice minutes. They are all precious. It still is a little unreal that he is here. But I have not stopped thanking God that he is!

I need to wrap this post up or it will not get posted...

We were finally discharged from the hospital around 3:30pm. Before we left, I snagged a couple of pics:
 

Nik, getting Jaxen all ready to go in his car seat. 

A very proud, happy new daddy! 

A very excited new mommy!

On our way home, we ordered a pizza to pick up and then stopped to have some prescriptions filled. Once we were home, we ate and then I fed Jaxen and off to bed I went! It has been a wonderful, first night at home. Pretty calm and relaxing.

Tomorrow (Friday) we have a follow-up appointment at the hospital for Jax and then we are looking forward to Nik's parents coming to stay with us a few days!