Our First Night Home

Well, we survived the first night home with the girls. Allie was so excited to have her sister home that she wanted to help with EVERYTHING! She held Melanie, fed her, changed her diaper (just watched actually), picked out her pajamas, read her books, "played" games, did anything and everything that revolved around her sister. Melanie, on the other hand, layed around and slept most of the evening. She woke up to eat and then fell asleep again. We fed her at 8:30pm and she didn't wake up until 1:30am to eat! She then woke up every 3 hours for a bottle. We are all well rested and waiting for Allie to tip over the bassinet due to checking on her every 5 seconds. Thanks to my Grandma who stayed with Allie all week. She's a saint for dealing with a strong-willed 4 year old and didn't run for the hills after 1 night. Thanks also to Brett, who went into survival mode Wednesday night. He was up most of Tuesday night, barely slept Wednesday but went home anyway to spend some time with Allie (and give my Grandma a break). By the time he returned to the hospital, he was ready to drop. I'm still trying to figure out how he's able to function on such little sleep. He's my hero! Thanks to everyone for their good wishes. We can't wait for you to meet the newest member of our family.