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After they wheeled me into my room, Tom was holding Ethan. Then I got to hold him and thankfully he was still in his alert after birth phase so I got to feed him. The whole breastfeeding thing is going surprisingly well. Then I think the nurses took him so we could get a couple hours sleep before the visitors started arriving after noon. That morning is a little fuzzy. Maybe we didn't sleep, I don't even remember. I do know that both sets of grandparents, Uncle Eric, and Trisha, Tina, and Theresa all came to visit that afternoon. I was on a liquid diet that day and I was pale. That evening they tried to get me up and as soon as I stood up I felt dizzy. So we gave up on that until morning. He went to the nursery that night so Tom and I could get some much needed sleep. The next morning I walked a little but still got dizzy and they had to wheel me back across the room to my bed. I think my hemoglobin was a 7 which is low I guess. So they gave me two units of blood. I felt much better after that. Then I was able to get up with help but at least I wasn't going to faint on anybody. Anyway, we got lots of good help from the nurses, watched a lot of TV, and because I was, you know, in a hospital bed, Tom changed all the diapers. ;) So I was discharged on the 14th.

Ethan at the Hospital



Ethan at Home