Leaving the hospital...

At 7:50a.m. on New Year's Day we were told we could go home. We were so excited to finally be able to leave. I guess excited and nervous would describe it better. Excited to finally be able to bring our new baby home, excited to be able to be a family and be with Mr. C again, excited to sleep in our own bed, excited to eat homemade food, but very nervous for our new life.

It took us nearly four hours to leave once they told us we were being discharged. With it being a holiday none of the regular people were there to discharge us. Our nurse had to try and figure it all out on her own. While we sat around waiting we decided to give her a bath for the first time. She cried until we began to wash her hair. She loved it! We will continue to sponge bathe her until her incision is okay to be submerged in water.

We drove straight to grandpa and grandma's house to pick up Mr. C. We didn't tell them we were coming and they were so excited to see us home. The first thing we did was get Mr. C washed up and let him hold her.
He is going to make such a great big brother! He just wants to hold her and tell her how much he loves her. As much as we wanted to relax we spent the day with medical supply people coming over and trying to coordinate things with home care. Later that evening Grandpa, Grandma, Camee, Brian and Cami came over to visit Gracelyn at her new home.