Milestones: Her weight dropped to 7 pounds 11 oz. She had her first Dr. appointment  and her Nanna and Daddy took her since I was still in the hospital. Her weight was back to 8 pounds 4 oz at her appointment. Tyler said he was the only dad with a newborn baby without a mom.

Sleeping/ Eating: She was going to sleep around 2 am and wakes up again at 5 am and then 7am. She definitely had her days and nights mixed up. When I was pregnant she was very active at night. I was still in the hospital and pumping so she would get bottles of formula and breast milk. She was a really good eater and loves getting a bottle.

Clothing: Newborn size. We had known that she would be over 8 pounds so I didn’t buy very many newborn outfits, but  she was swimming in the 0-3 month clothes. The newborn size is so tiny and cute once I got home I bought her a few more outfits.

Things I want to remember:  Avery found her thumb right away and started sucking on  it.  She must have been doing that inside me since it came so natural to her. We all noticed that her fingers and feet were so long for a newborn. She had a major cone head, but for some reason we didn’t take any pictures of it. Tyler had to take Avery home by himself and he said that he drove so slow with the baby in the car. Luckily we only live about a mile away from the hospital, otherwise it would have taken him a long time to get home. His sister Molly came to visit and took Avery on her first trip to Starbucks.

Avery’s Favorites: She likes sleeping in her rock n play crib and seems to like her swing. Everyone was so flustered with me being in the hospital that the swing accidentally got run over by the car. Avery was safe in her carseat, but that was the end of her first swing.

What we did this week: I was in the hospital so I was only able to see her for a few hours a day. There was one day that I was in the ICU that I didn’t get to see her at all. At that point all I wanted to do was cry, but since I was having major breathing issues I knew I had to try and not think about it so I could get better and get out of the hospital  and home to our sweet girl. Tyler and his mom took care of her the first three nights, then Tyler took care of her the rest of the time I was in the hospital. My mom stayed with me in the hospital most of the time.  Tyler was such a great Dad right from the start. We never would have thought that he would be taking care of our baby without me.