We’ve been home from the hospital for 48+ hours now, and so far everything is going as well as can be expected - truth be told, better than I expected. Leah thus far is a much more laid-back baby than Ian was, pretty content with sleeping a lot, eating a lot, and occasionally waking up long enough to look at the world around her for an hour or two, and then drift off back to sleep. I’m sure this will change, but for the moment, it’s pretty pleasant.

The hospital gave us the go-ahead to go home about 2pm on Wednesday, after both of the doctors had checked out mom and baby, and with some help from Shawna’s parents, we hauled out all of the stuff, and drove on home. It was a warm and pleasant spring afternoon, so after getting home, we hung out in the back yard for a while, enjoying the sunlight and first few blooming things of springtime. (Which, unfortunately, seem to be dandelions and violets in the back yard.) Ian played on his slide and showered his new sister with kisses, and Leah lounged on Mama and Dad’s lap, content to soak up the sun. However, being springtime in Missouri and all that, after an hour or so, it clouded up as thunderstorms rolled in, so we headed inside to introduce Leah to her new world. (Unfortunately, this also coincided with me discovering that my almost-2-year-old digital camera had given up the ghost, so I missed out on some good photo opportunities, until I went and got Shawna’s camera instead.)

The rest of the day went by quickly, with Leah still in “super-sleepy” mode, only waking up to eat every couple of hours. (The eating is going very well, Leah is catching on to the concept much more quickly than Ian did.) Unfortunately, she decided to choose about the time we were ready to go to sleep as a good time to wake up for a bit, but after Shawna gave her a bit more food, she curled up on my chest and was good to go for a couple of hours. The first night at home was uneventful; aside from not getting more than 2 or 3 uninterrupted hours of sleep, we were all surprisingly well-rested, all things considered.

Thursday and Friday have likewise been, for the most part, quiet and as relaxing as possible, under the circumstances. Ian and I ran some errands and went to the park for a while Thursday afternoon, while Shawna and Leah stayed at home and napped and bonded. Friday, Leah had a doctor’s appointment in the morning (healthy and happy was the verdict), and Shawna’s brother Johnny visited for a while in the afternoon, but otherwise a quiet day. Hopefully tonight will be restful and tomorrow will be the same.

I will leave you with a few more pictures, including one of the family’s newest Hollywood mogul-to-be: