Meeting our daughter

We met Stephanie at the hospital. We were going to meet our daughter! Everything was so surreal!

We went up to E's room and waited outside while Stephanie went in to see how she was doing and if she was up to see us. She was and we went in to see E, her mother and S. And of course, to meet our daughter. We thought that E. looked amazing! She certainly didn't look like she just gave birth the night before!

Then we got a look at our daughter. She's perfect. Of course all parents say that but she really is! We sat holding our daughter and chatting with E, S and E's mom for two hours. Then it was time to go. Stephanie said that everyone was being discharged the next day so we'd have to obviously come back the next day to bring our daughter home.

That night, the two of us went out to dinner. Both to celebrate but also to commemorate our last night as a family of two.

I barely slept that night. I knew it was my last chance to get some REAL sleep but I just couldn't. I was too nervous.

The next day we met with Stephanie at the hospital. They had a little class that we had to go through that just showed you some feeding/bathing movies and some info on how to properly put a baby in a car seat. Pretty much everything we knew but you had to take the class before being discharged. After the class we sat down and signed MORE paperwork. Then we went to see E. and her mom. We chatted for a bit and got to change our daughter's diaper and feed her. Then it was time for E. to be discharged. She chose to be discharged before the baby was. So we stayed in the room while Stephanie and E left. Once Stephanie got back, she said that E said to her "She's home now" (meaning the baby is home with us). It really makes me tear up every time I think about it. She's such a strong woman!

Now, it was time to discharge us. And 4 hours later we left. Thankfully Stephanie warned us that the discharge rate at this particular hospital is one of the worst in the area, I was still not prepared for this. All in all, we finally got to leave and I have to say that the drive home was one of the most frightening of my life! It was so new to have a baby in the car! I was so scared for that first night and just what to do with a newborn!