Avery's first 2 days of life.

Avery has been a busy girl since she was born. After her delivery, she went to the nursery and got a bath. Josh got to go in there and watch them bathe her. She did not like that very much! Once we got her back in our room, there were lots of people who wanted to meet her. Joe was her first visitor. Josh got to change her first meconium diaper! That was an experience. He did a great job though and didn't make too much of a mess.

Mr. Chris and Ms. Aleta got in a little after that. Once the benadryl wore off and they got on the road, they were stuck in traffic for over an hour!

This is our first family photo. I had been up for almost 24 hours by this point, we were pretty exhausted.

Joe and Leah came back to visit that evening.

I can't stop taking pictures of her sweet face!

After 7:00pm, the night shift came in to meet her. Sabrina was my nurse that night, and she took great care of me.

We changed rooms around 10:00pm. We moved to a postpartum room with two beds, so Josh had a place to sleep. She did very well her first night, except she DID NOT like ther bassinet they put her in. She wanted to be in bed with me the whole time, and of course I did not mind :)

The next morning her pediatrcian came by to tell me she heard a heart murmur during her assessment. She ordered an EKG, echocardiogram and chest X-ray to see how bad it was and if it was causing any problems. After they got done with her tests, her grandma and Mimi had come to visit. She was wide awake!

Making funny faces at her grandma.

I love her so much!

In the afternoon the cardiologist came to let us know that she has a VERY SMALL murmur, but it is not causing any problems with her oxygenation, heart or lungs. He said that these usually close up on their own, but we will follow up with him in a month to make sure there are no further problems. Thank God!

The newborn photographer came by on this afternoon too, so we put her in her going home outfit for pictures. This was one of the shots we got before she started SCREAMING!

The hospital sent this little birthday cake for her.

That evening, when the night shift came back on, a bunch of my friends came to meet her. This is Andrea and Jimmie, they work on the postpartum unit.

Yvonne and Sandi came to visit too.

So did Ana and Nicolle. Nicolle is due with her first baby in August.

Our second night was uneventful. She continued to make herself at home in bed with me, but her feeding schedule was a little bit more regular, and we got a little bit more sleep. Dr. Hernandez came by Wednesday morning to check on us. I am so thankful for everything he did for us through the pregnancy. I couldn't have asked for a better pregnancy, labor or delivery.

She was wide awake this morning too!We got all of our discharge orders by 10:30am so we started to get ready to go home. This was us all dressed up and ready to go.

On our way home!

Daddy driving us home.

We got home and ate lunch. Avery was so content all day long.

Izzy is adjusting well to the new baby. Well she basically ignores her! But she will sit up on her dad while he is holding her.

I went to bed pretty early last night. Josh stayed up with Avery until about midnight so I got some good sleep. We all slept pretty well, she only woke up a few times to eat and be changed. We fall in love with her more and more everyday. I love just holding her or laying with her and staring at her while she sleeps. She makes the cutest little faces and expressions. We are so blessed that everything has gone so smoothly so far. She is a very content baby who LOVES to be swaddled tightly. She eats every 2-3 hours and is a pro at breastfeeding. She fusses a little while when we change her diaper or her clothes but stops when we get her wrapped back up. When she is awake and alert she looks all around with her big blue eyes. She is starting to focus better and follows sounds with her eyes. We are loving every minute with her while we learn her habits and likes and dislike.