Week One with Elliott

Well, we've made it through our first week with our precious little Elliott. I have to be honest that it is a lot less stressful bringing home your second child! One main difference is that Greg has been home with us all week, and what a blessing it has been! I know he has really enjoyed his time with Maggie....it has been a long time since she has had Daddy all to herself. Maggie has really adjusted well so far. She LOVES, LOVES, LOVES her "baby Elliott." Each morning when she gets up he is the first one she asks for. Not sure how long this love will keep up, but we will take it while we can.

As for Elliott, we left the hospital with him weighing in at 6 lbs. 12 oz. As I left I couldn't help but think that this would be a big repeat of what we went through getting Maggie back to birth weight (it took her almost a month to get back there). We left on Tuesday and headed to get him weighed on Wednesday. He weighed a whopping 7 lb. 2 oz. on Wednesday!!! Nothing like a good baby weight gain to give momma some nursing confidence. Hopefully this trend continues.

I am feeling remarkably good a week after having a C-section. Each day I feel better and better. Still trying not to lift Maggie, but today I just had to pick her up and snuggle her a little!

So, one more day and we're on our own. Thankfully my mom will be back on Wednesday to help for a few days since I'm still not supposed to drive. But I will greatly miss Greg when he returns to work. It kind of feels like we've been on vacation in our own house. We have had such good family time, and I have loved every moment of it...even being tired!