It sure does take a lot of adjustments having a little one in the house. My mom came over for a couple days to help out which was really nice. She made us dinner and cleaned the house. She also hung out with Nathan for a few hours in the morning, so Steve and I could sleep. People were right when they said that we wouldn't get much sleep.
Our first week was made a little more exciting when we found out we needed to go back to the hospital on Friday, so Nathan could go under the bili lights. When we left the hospital on the Sunday after he was born, the pediatrician told us that Nathan's bilirubin was a little high and after a couple more visits to the pediatrician that week, the doctor decided he better go into the hospital overnight to bring his bilirubin levels down. My mom and aunt Debbie were visiting that day, and I was thankful they were there, because they were supportive and assured me that everything was going to be okay. We were stressed out because as new parents you want everything to be perfect, but we realized that in the scheme of things, this was not very critical and we knew Nathan would be just fine. We checked into the hospital on Friday evening and by the next morning his levels had come down enough that we were able to go home around noon on Saturday. After another night of not much sleep, we were happy to go home again, and we were thankful that Nathan was healthy and strong.
Nathan getting his first "tan"
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