Home Sweet Home

Thursday morning my mom had to head back to work. It was her first week back to school with students and I felt bad that she had to miss the first three days as it was. She stayed Wednesday night and left for her school early Thursday morning leaving the boys with Lauren.

Meanwhile, we were still in the hospital going through all our discharge stuff. Autumn's pediatrician was on vacation this week and so she saw some of the other docs in the practice, and Dr. Bucknam of Baby Wise fame was the one to see her on Thursday. He was great with her and us and before he left he even seemed to give her a little cuddly snuggle. Like a hug. Pretty cute.

I got my staples out and we took Autumn down for her pictures and then we were pretty much ready to go. So I stuck her in the car seat for the first time:


And we broke out the pacifier for the first, but certainly not last, time:


I'm advised not to lift anything heavier than the baby for awhile so Daddy carried her out (towards the pharmacy to pick up my Percocet):


Her first car ride was actually in Gramoo's car. We switched for the week just to make things easier with the car seats and such...so that's why she's got the belt over her. We didn't install the base. She was pretty un-impressed with the ride home (and yes, we openly stole a hospital blanket for the occasion):


We even made a stop to pick up Noodles for everyone for lunch on our way.

Here we are!


Her brothers rushed to the door and I took a picture but it is so so blurry you can't tell what anything is. :( It was cute, though. So cute. We ate lunch, Lauren headed on her way and we tried to carry on with life as we'll now know it which meant a nap for Dalton and quiet time for Easton...which he spent some of that time with Autumn:




She's a cutie!


And then she fell asleep, but that is Easton's "Elway" which is his #1 soft friend most days...he must love his "Sisty" as he was calling her:


So then he moved on to some quiet time at the computer with Daddy:


And Autumn and I headed upstairs for a nap. :)

Dalton reading us a story after we all woke up:


And this is how Autumn joins us all at the dinner table:


Her brothers had pacifiers after dinner too...



Oh wait, those are just Ring Pops. Which made Dalton's shirt sticky and needing to come off:


Another semi-smile:


We're all happy to be home together. The five of us. :)