Day two at home

So we are now almost at mid-day of our second day at home. It has been so neat having Charlotte in our home. It seems almost surreal to finally have her here with us...until she's waking up again in the middle of the night and then it seems pretty real! :)

She is doing really well and we're about to venture out for our first doctor's appointment in a few hours. The doctors want to check her Billie Ruben levels to make sure that they are decreasing or aren't too high today so we're going back in this afternoon. Yesterday we had her in just her diaper in front of the window all day so hopefully that and a more stable and productive feeding schedule will have lowered her levels.

Last night she pretty much only want to be held by either Jason or I and didn't want to sleep by herself. We're hoping that if we have her sleeping only in the pack and play during the day that maybe she'll be able to do that tonight too. We're also planning on pulling out the big guns -- the swing and Boppy -- if that doesn't work!

Last night we had our immediate family (except Charlie who is out of town) over for dinner and so that they could spend some more time with Charlotte. Kevin's baseball tournament has finally ended so he and his girlfriend Stefanie got to come and meet Charlotte for the first time. Here are some pictures of them with her:

And for those of you who have been telling me how perfect her hair is with a bow at the top of the post is a picture of her in her "leaving the hospital" outfit yesterday with a bow in. I only left it in long enough for the picture because I felt like the bow was pulling on her hair a little too much but I hope to find some lighter ones to start using more frequently! :) You'll also notice that this is the sweet little dress that Jason bought just for Charlotte to wear home from the hospital. Her first gift picked out especially for her from her Daddy.

Now, off to try and take a nap before the next feeding and our road trip. Have a good day!