We've made it through the first week! Here are some highlights...
James was born Monday, July 18th at 2:48p after about 12 hours of labor.
He was born 7 pounds, 15 ounces and 20.4 inches long. And super happy about being weighed.
After 2 agonizing hours of waiting, the grandparents met James.
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| James with Grandpa James |
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| James held by Grandma and Grandpa Leuschke |
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| James and Grandpa Leuschke |
James thought very highly of the whole meet and greet process.
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| I found my tongue! |
And then we made the expedition to recovery.
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| Mommy and James |
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| Daddy and James |
Where Dad had a super comfortable night on the chair-that-pulls-out-to-a-bed while Mom got the hospital bed.
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| James sleeping between Dad's legs on the chair bed |
The next day was a learning process, so we don't have many pictures, but Day 3 we got to go home, so there were plenty of pictures :)
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| James and Mommy (Mommy was still recovering - so we weren't exactly doing makeup for this pic!) |
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| James and Daddy pre-car seat |
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| Getting ready for first car ride! |
While in the hospital, James' bilirubin score was pretty high (test for jaundice), so we had a doctor appointment on Thursday. The results weren't spectacular, so James got a bili light later that afternoon.
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| Patric affectionately named him "our little alien" |
Thursday and Friday were somewhat recovery while we figured the little guy out, and then the Leuschke family came to visit for the weekend.
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| James and Grandpa Ron |
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| James and Uncle Andrew |
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| James and Grandma Pat |
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| James and Grandma Lola |
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| James and Uncle Matt |
The Leuschke family left on Sunday.
Then we spent some time with our baby gear.
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| Swing - thanks Aunt Gayle! |
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| Tummy Time! |
And that's a recap of Week 1 with James.
