We are blessed.

Today, we got to come home from the hospital!! While I really enjoyed the royal treatment of nurses getting and doing everything for me, I am excited to be home (even though we are in the middle of a historic heat wave and its about 85 degrees in our house today....sigh.) Justin and I packed everything up (okay, Justin did) and loaded it all into the car. My doctor came and discharged me, with prescriptions for my pain medicine, heavy-duty ibuprofen, and a new script for blood pressure medicine. My blood pressure (surprise surprise) has been high on and off, making my doctor a little nervous. I was on it Friday and Saturday and it helped a little (although it makes me feel kind of high.) I also had some problems (TMI I am sure) with engorged milk ducts and an overactive letdown, but those seem to slowly be resolving themselves as Caroline gets bigger. 

One of the other doctor's in Jack and Caroline's pediatrician practice came by to discharge the baby. She was - shocker! - sleeping. We had a long discussion about how she may be still recovering from delivery, she may just be a sleepy newborn, or if we are very lucky, she may be a truly mellow and calm baby. (Fingers crossed!) Either way, we are going to take it what we can get! If it means I can sleep and still have a semi-normal life during the day, I am all for it! 

The down side of this is that sometimes (every time), someone has to wake her up to make her eat. This involves stripping her naked, changing her diaper, wiping her with warm wet wipes, talking softly in her ear, and rolling her from side to side. There are days, like today, when this just doesn't work. I mean, she slept through her heel prick test for jaundice yesterday! Yes, really. 

Here are a few shots from our day. Gigi got some more good ones once we got home so I will post those later.

Sleeping Beauty!

The middle of the wake-her-up routine...yup, still asleep!!

Awake for Daddy (for once!) 

Is she serious with this pose!?!?? So adorable!

Waiting to have our hospital bands cut off to leave!! YAY!!!

 We drove home and I had forgotten (but remembered quickly) how every single bump in the road made my insides feel like they were falling out. Ouch! Thankfully it's a short drive. When we pulled up, Jack was outside waiting with a big flower in his hand for Mommy. Of course, I started bawling. My pregnancy hormones!!!!! Sometimes Jack just makes me melt.

Helping "my baby sister" put her binky back in her mouth.

SO. HAPPY!!!