Daniel and I are loving having Ed back with us (he had to be away in the UK for a very brief visit with work last week, but got back yesterday)... although, for Daniel, the excitement of having Daddy back was just too much and he consequently decided he'd rather scream than sleep last night - oh the joys of parenthood!

Anyway, the camera is now back in the country and so I thought I'd upload some cute photos we took while waiting for the pediatrician last Monday...

Isn't he GORGEOUS?!!!

We are LOVING being parents! And Daniel is doing really well... he weighed 8lb 8oz at the pediatricien appointment on Monday - so he gained 10oz in his first week! Pretty good going!

His eyes looked as though they had improved at the appointment on Tuesday, so hopefully that improvement will continue in the weeks ahead... it is looking more and more likely that he will not need the laser surgery to correct them! Wahoo!

And he is SLEEPING really well!

Ed is back in the UK for a 4 day trip with work, so we are both missing him lots - Daniel has consistently slept 10.30 - 3.30am and then 3.30 - 6.30am since he got home from hospital... but on the first night Ed was away, Daniel did not go to sleep until 1am! (grrrr!) Proof positive that he was missing his Daddy! I am glad to say that last night he seemed to have gotten used to his Daddy being away and was back to his old sleeping pattern!

Ed has taken the camera with all the recent photos on it with him back to England, so i'm afraid you'll have to wait for more photos of our little man... rest assured though, he is STILL completely GORGEOUS!!!

Ok, so we're into our 4th day of being full-time parents... and so far, we are LOVING it!!!

We have had projectile sick (it literally travelled 1.5 metres, soaking everything in it's path - pretty impressive!), fountain-esk pee and explosive poo in the bath (my wonderful husband did the clean up after that one - he's fantastic), and the sound of wind from either end is constantly with us... but it's WONDERFUL!!!

The Gilchrist's, having done getting pregnant, pregnancy and the first 3 months in about the most difficult way we could, seem at last to have hit a stage that seems easier than expected. He really is the most perfect baby. He sleeps for 4 - 5 hours between feedings - even through the night, and he really only cries when there is genuinely something wrong... He is a complete joy and he seems to be loving being home!

Hope you enjoy a few photos from his first few days living with his doting parents!

Homecoming - Part 3

Daniel has moved out of the hospital and his new address is at home with us! So much thanks to all of you who have prayed with us for this momentous event!

As you can see, he's still needing some oxygen and will do for probably 2-3 months. But he no longer has wires stuck to him, and we no longer have the comfort of those machines telling us all is well. It's parental instinct from now on!

We've had our first car journey as a family, which Daniel slept through. We've had our first family lunch, which Daniel slept through. We've had our first Skype call with his maternal grandparents and then it was his first feed at home. And next it will be his first nappy change at home. It's all new and totally wonderful. And I have a week off work to enjoy it all. Our plan this week is to look at him. We'll be happy with that - no chance of getting bored. He's amazing!

Why am I typing when I could be looking at him? I'm off - catch you later!

Homecoming - Part 2

Daniel is indahouse!!

Homecoming - Part 1

May 15th, 2010. Unless something unforeseen should prevent it, today is the day we get to bring our boy home!! We'll be going in shortly, and then we'll be driving away with our Belter in the back seat of the car! We can't wait - we'll update later with photos!

My son now weighs a whopping 7lbs, and he has multiple chins to prove it. Unfortunately I've been kept from seeing him for the last couple of days as I've had a cough. I'm off to Salt Lake City for work today and return late on Thursday, and Nicci is going to spend a full 48hrs at the hospital to be on-hand for feeding. Yesterday morning Charlie, the boy in the next crib along from Daniel, moved from scheduled feeding to 'ad-lib' feeding. On overhearing this news, Daniel promptly pulled out the gavage tube from his nose, and so the nurses decided to let Daniel have a go at ad-lib feeding too. THAT's my boy...!! Hopefully he does well. Oh, and today we get the results of his (routine) MRI scan that he had last night. There's nothing in his behaviour that suggests he has anything at all wrong with his brain, and hopefully these results will underline that. Daniel is very excited that his aunt has booked to come out to see him in just 3 1/2 weeks. Hooray!!