Cade's First Week at Home

Little Man is home and time is flying already!  He looks so little in his carseat - hard to believe he will be outgrowing it so soon.

We got to come home from the hospital late Wednesday night, but we were so happy to sleep in our own bed.

Cade is such a "chill" baby.  He eats and sleeps incredibly well and we are so blessed.  I am breastfeeding him right now and he is doing really well.  When he was born he weighed 8 lbs 6 oz, and his weight got down to 7 lbs 8 oz.  At his one week weight check, it was back up to 7 lbs 12 oz.  Hopefully within the next week he will be back to his birth weight and then I won't have to wake him up in the night to feed him!

Cade did have a little bit of jaundice, but not as bad as Callie.  The highest that his bilirubin level got to was 11.  (The doctors like for it to be under 12.)  We did sit him in the sunshine though to get a little bit of a tan and help his jaundice.

Cade has big beautiful blue eyes, and I love when we get to see them!  Here he is hanging out on his big sister's bed while we were playing...

Gigi and Big Daddy were able to come down for a night this past weekend, and Cade took a nap with his Big Daddy on Saturday afternoon.

We have been so grateful to have Gigi stay two nights with us and Mama D stay all of the other nights. They are so helpful getting things done around the house and getting up with me and Cade in the middle of the night.  I don't know what we would do without such wonderful mothers!  Thank you!

Callie has adjusted well to having a new baby in the house.  She is as sweet as ever and absolutely loves Cade.  She did have a few moments during the first few days when she cried because I couldn't help her with something or be with her, but she is learning that sometimes I have to take care of Cade.  And thankfully we have had lots of help and people at the house to help take care of Callie.

Callie asks to hold Cade in her lap and she is so sweet with him.  She loves to rock him while he is in the sleeper and she always wants to take care of him and bring him everywhere with her.  She is already a great big sister!