1st week at home

It was so great to be able to take my baby home with me from the hospital on Valentines Day. It was definitely the best valentines gift Tyler and I could ask for. She got into the 4 lb range when we took her home so she was teeny tiny. It's not as hard as I thought it would be being a mommy. The hardest thing is definitely breastfeeding and getting up at nights. I love my sleep. It's been a challenge feeding her because she won't suck hard enough or long enough so my milk supply is really low. So every time I feed her I have to supplement with formula and then pump after so it's about an hour process.

Even though those are a challenge,  the hardest thing about that first week was that Cambri got jaundice really bad and had to be in a UV light bed/billi blanket for four days and she had to be in the bed all day except for when I fed her. That broke my heart not to be able to hold my baby whenever I wanted but at least I got to have her home with me and not in the hospital. My mom stayed with us the first 2 weeks at home and that was so nice to have her there for support, advice, and company.

I  definitely am in love with my little girl. I keep thinking that this is just a temporary thing and that in a week or so I'll have to go back to reality and not have a baby anymore and have to teach but it's all real! This really has been my dream since I was a little girl. I probably played house and asked Santa for dolls until I went into junior high school. I can't think of anything that is better than being married to the most amazing man and starting a family together.

 First day home.

 Tyler didn't take off his hospital band for the whole first week. He said he liked to show it off at school that he just had a baby. So cute!

 This is the UV light bed/billie blanket

 My sister Kimberly

 My wonderful mom