First Days Home...

Month 1

The first two days home have been good overall - I think Tim and I are less anxious than as first-time parents with Nora. Of course Hannah has her own personality compared to Nora as a baby.

Hannah prefers to be held and naps much better when held. She tends to sleep most of the day for now… Night one, she only woke when she was hungry; 12:30am, 3am, and 5:15am. Last night was much rougher - she was awake from 9pm until her 2:30am bottle when she finally went to sleep… I had to pump at 5:30am and of course Nora woke up at 5:50am. Zzzzz….. !! I did manage a 30 minute power nap until Nora started crying after her nap. : P

Today Hannah visited her pediatrician for the first time - we waited 30+ minutes [come on, man!] and the visit felt a bit rushed - there were so many kids there today. 

Really, though, at this point in time, all my questions will be directed towards her Children’s team; her cardiologist, G.I. surgeon and High Risk team [Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Nutrition] - we’ll be having follow-ups with all these people within the next month. We were told the first year is the hardest when you have a child with Down syndrome - appointments galore!

Nora has been pretty good for the most part… she’s still harder to parent right now than Hannah; age 2, going on 3 - Lord, help us! Stomping on smart phones, running around bare bummed, hitting Mom & Dad… you name it. She is very sweet towards Hannah though; always wanting to kiss Hannah or tickle her. 

Now I just need to refresh myself on getting a baby on a schedule : ) 

Kisses from Big Sister!

Nora helps feed Hannah

Nana and the Kron girls

Yes. Nora is “getting milk” for Hannah.

Baby Station!

Family pile-on

Daddy & his Girls

No Nap Nora = 4pm pass out

The one newborn outfit that kind of fits Hannah

Peanut in a carseat!

Nora holds Hannah!