Pierce turned 1 week old last night! I can't believe the 1st week is already over! I'm not going to lie, I keep wanting to go back to the hospital where they told me everything I needed to do. It's hard being responsible for a human being that can't even tell you what they need. Also, labor and delivery really wears you out! It was nice to have nurses taking care of me 24 hours a day. I'm glad we're home though. Just in a week, it has already gotten so much easier and my confidence with all of this is increasing. My parents left this morning, and I was sad to see them go. My mom did all our cooking and cleaning, and my dad helped with Pierce too when he wasn't working. Thank you so much mom and dad for coming! Brock's family comes in tomorrow, and we're excited to see them. I know they're all super excited to see Pierce. He has a LOT of love!
Pierce had his 1 week check up yesterday. We were surprised to hear that he was in the 68th percentile for weight, 83rd for height, and 25th for head size. I guess the head size was what surprised us the most because we both have larger than average heads. The doctor said he's perfect. They said he's still a little yellow, but they said it's nothing to worry about because he's eating, pooping, and peeing well.
Pierce has been sleeping pretty well the past few nights. Last night I finished feeding him around 12:45, and he slept all the way until 4:20. I was really surprised. He was having a hard time the night before last when I would try to feed him. He kept starting to eat, and then he'd start squirming and screaming. It wasn't until morning that we realized that he was mad because the fan was blowing on him when I tried to feed him. Brock turned it away from him, and he was fine. I feel the same way about that fan blowing in my face all night, but it took a baby screaming in the middle of the night for Brock to actually do something about it. I should have screamed at him instead of just telling him I didn't like it. Pierce had the right idea. :)
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I really loved the hospital treatment too!! You get to rest and just enjoy the baby. If something goes wrong you have at least one person close by to help you out. Then when you get home, it's like, "Uh....what do I do?!" Don't worry, Brit! I think we all go through it. I think it took about a year for me to finally feel like I can do this.
We got to stay in the hospital for 4 days! It was pretty awesome! Taking care of him will get easier in time. I can´t believe its already been a week! Spend as much time as you can lovin on that dude, he´ll be a year and wanting to explore before you know it!
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