It’s a trippy feeling when you know that things are definitely going to change. The morning I went to the hospital, Jono & I were just in awe of the fact that this would be our last car ride as a couple. Our next car ride together would be as a bigger family. Woah! There would soon be an actual little body filling up the once-empty car seat. How bizarre is that thought?!
After 2 long days in hospital, we were released. I couldn’t wait to get out of there and see the outside world. (In the hospital, I had to share a room, and I did not get the window side…grr!) It was nice to step outside and enjoy the hot, blazing sun and just to be on my way home. I was really looking forward to my own bathroom & shower and especially my bed!!! Finally, our little girl was here to fill up the bassinet in our room.
Even though she was already 2 days old, it just seemed as if our family life didn’t really begin until Jamayia was on home turf. Don’t get me wrong; in no way were her first 2 days of life a blur or forgettable. But there’s something to be said about how reality sets in differently when you’re on your own turf.
Here’s our little one all buckled in, ready to leave the hospital…
There she is ready for her first night of sleep. She actually rolled onto her side by herself!!! We put the sleeping beauty on her back and left her to sleep. We came back a short while later and she had one arm curled around the sleep positioner.