So surprisingly the first night in the hospital was the hardest for us. Kelsey and I look back on it now and just crack up every time we think about it. Everyone says to enjoy the nights in the hospital because you have so much help and everything but let me tell you, it was the WORST! Like I mentioned in my birth story, right after birth Lincoln was rushed to the nursery and put on oxygen for the majority of the first day. Kelsey and I were worried about him so neither of us slept during that time... mistake one. To top it off Kelsey would not sit still, I probably wouldn't have either but since I had just pushed a baby out my body was just too tired to move much. My mom and I kept telling him to rest but he just kept saying he was fine and wouldn't.
Since Lincoln was in the nursery, no one could really come and see him until he came out. So pretty much right when he got to our room until about 8PM that night we had a constant flow of visitors in our room. They were of course welcomed and we were so excited to show him off to all our family and friends but looking back, that was mistake two. We probably should have only invited family that first day. At about 8PM I hit a brick wall. I started to feel like I wasn't in my own body I was so tired and I was concerned something was wrong. I made the nurses come in and check my vitals several times and I just kept telling Kelsey I just felt weird. The nurses assured my everything was fine and I was just so tired I needed to sleep. Well I couldn't. I just laid in bed and couldn't fall asleep which was causing my to panic. By this point Kelsey was crashed out and I kept waking him up to tell him I couldn't sleep and something happened to me and I was never going to be able to sleep again. HAHA Anyways, I finally fell asleep which was right around the time Lincoln started waking up. He didn't sleep well that night which has so far been his worst night of sleep. Kelsey kept getting up and going, "I can't do this. I can't go on." I told him he needed to get ahold of himself and that this was his life haha!
So we made it through the first night and were itching to go home the next morning. Thank goodness we were able to. Let me tell ya, it never felt SO good to walk in my own house and be home. That first night, Lincoln slept for 5 hours straight! I finally woke up on my own to go to the bathroom and started freaking out something was wrong. I even woke him up which he was mad about:) Our nights have gone similar to this sleep wise ever since then. He sleeps for about 4 hours at a time, wakes up to eat and goes right back to sleep. He is pretty much a dream baby. Kelsey and I keep waiting for it to wear off but so far it hasn't!
He also hardly cries. He just whines a little when hes hungry and cries when hes getting his diaper changed. Like I said, he is a dream baby. We loved having Kelsey home the first week and were all really sad when he had to go back to work. Lincoln and I are adjusting to life during the day without him really well even though we miss him terribly! He is also a dream when I have taken him out. He has literally slept through every outing. It has been awesome because I have been able to get out of the house quite a bit which has done wonders for my sanity. I love being his mom. Seriously I have never been so happy and content in my life. I could sit on the couch all day and snuggle him and not complain once. Kelsey and I are just OVER the moon in love with our sweet little boy. We waited so long for him and already can't remember what life was like without him.
OH and I'm sure you are ALL wondering how our furry babies are adjusting! Well the answer is great. I have to admit I was concerned how they were going to do, especially Kirby because he is so attached to me but it has been great. The first week or so, Kirby and Bella were trying to figure out their place with me now that Lincoln was here. They wouldn't come near me when I had him. But we have all figured out a way to all still snuggle with Lincoln too:) Kirby is a great big brother and is so protective over him. It is so cute and it melts my heart when they give him kisses. Linc already doesn't mind. He is going to be a dog lover for sure. Sorry for the super long post! Now time for a picture overload.
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