Let the sun shine in....

The baby is adjusting to home life by becoming a tan junkie.

The baby had a bit of breastfeeding-related jaundice, so she's been hooked up with a little tanning bed to use in her pack n' play. She looks like such a little Paris Hilton tanning it up. The good news is, her jaundice is clearing up and this should be the last night on the machine. Here she is tanning:



Our daughter is, as expected, rather precocious. She's very curious and constantly surveying her surroundings. She was trying to hold her bottle at 3-days-old and trying to lift her head up to look around the room at 4-days-old. Last night she didn't make a peep for FIVE HOURS in the middle of the night. I even got up and checked on her around 3:30.. She was awake and looking around quietly while we slept. What a kid! She's already working on her impressions. So far she's doing a pretty good Christopher Lloyd and a FANTASTIC Dana Carvey.

As for the rest of us, we're exhausted and proud and so very excited to have our daughter at home. The c-section recovery has gone fairly well. My blood pressure is still an issue, but hopefully that will clear up soon. I'll be interested to see what happens with the gestational diabetes. I plan to ask about that at our doctor's appointment on Friday.

Most of the Eliza pictures have been taken by family members. While we wait for those to roll in, let me show you a couple of my favorite pictures from our time with Eliza.

Brian at the hospital taking care of the baby while I showered:


Eliza on the way home:


The BEST picture. Ever:

Home!

So, Eliza and family came home yesterday afternoon, and not a moment too soon, let me tell you. Mommy and Daddy had spent more than enough time in the hospital.

Janie and Eliza have gone back to the hospital this morning, though, because she's slightly jaundiced and they want to check her again. If it doesn't clear up, she may have to go back into the hospital for a few days of chilling under the blue lights.

Eliza's being kind of fussy about eating, so Janie's going to talk to some people at the hospital today and over the next few days to make sure that Eliza gets enough to eat.

I'm going to take over watching Eliza for a while this afternoon when I get home so Janie can get a nap, because while we're both exhausted, she's a little worse than I am. I did manage to catch about five hours last night, although that was interrupted a few times by crying and a moment when Janie though Eliza might have gotten hurt (she was fine.)