Project Xerxes Update

Chase was pretty good for us overnight at Swedish. We had to feed him every 2-3 hours and changed him a couple times, but he would fall right back asleep and we managed to get some decent rest. I was still groggy most of the morning, but overall a pretty easy night with a newborn. Frankly I think some of it was just not sleeping that well in a strange bed (it was a fold-out cot which was better than a chair, but still not quite our own bed).

• He was checked out by a pediatrician, and was judged in good health. First office appointment is Monday
  
• Hearing test with a pass
  
• Blood sugar levels all look good (no lingering problems from the gestational diabetes)
  
• Blood draws for various standard genetic screening tests
  
• Filled out official birth certificate paperwork
  
• Newborn photo-shoot

We had to stay until 24 hours after the birth, but we were pretty much ready to go by around 2pm. DrB got some prescriptions and we headed home. Chase was really upset at the car seat until we realized it was probably just a bit too tight for him. We loosened it a bit and he was fine after that. He didn’t even get upset when we kept fussing around with the car-seat and base until we realized we had the wrong second base. Got home around 5pm and Rhys got here shortly after with Denise and dinner.

It's good to be home.

DrB is doing pretty well, and should recover reasonably quickly. The perineal tear is no fun, but the pain is under control and compared to a C-section it's not really that much to heal. Chase is getting a bit more alert--newborns tend to be pretty drowsy--but still seems to be a mellow baby.