We were discharged Saturday night 9/11/10 and Caroline, Chris and Patti headed home with Gigi (Patti's mom- Grandma Godsey.) We have been exhausted and elated so far. Feeding has been our main challenge as Caroline is still working on getting down her suck/swallow reflex (because she was born at 36 weeks, this is a little weaker than a full-term baby.) Because of this, Caroline has had a difficult time nursing and we have needed to use formula in addition to nursing attempts and pumping to make sure she is getting all the nutrition she needs. She lost a little weight at the hospital (losing 10% of her birth weight is normal) and she is a tiny 5 lbs 12 ounces! The whole feeding routine takes about 45 minutes to an hour and we are having to wake her to repeat every 2 1/2 hours around the clock . . . needless to say there is not time for much especially sleep and mommy is wiped. Thank god she has Chris and Gigi to help with the feedings!
She is just 5 days old today, but already becoming much more alert. She is staying awake after her bottle and keeping her eyes open up to 15 minutes or so before she is ready for bed. We are obsessed with her little expressions when she sleeps- grimaces, smiles, sticking out her tongue- everything she does is cute! She has been such a joy already in such a short time!
We are so excited for Patti's dad (Grandaddy) to come in town this weekend and meet her. Caroline is also so excited to meet Chris's parents (Mimi and Poppy) who will hopefully be coming soon!
