All by myself....

::cue Celine Dion music::

We had decided long ago that hubby would not stay at the hopsital with me this time. We thought it would be important for him to be at home with Mini Me and for at least one of us to get some rest.

So, last night, I spend the night alone in the hospital with the baby.

Here's the first day recap:

I was moved from the L&D room to the PP room around 3:30am (Actually, that's just a guess) They took the baby to the nursery to wash her up and get her warmed and dressed. I got settled in tried to get some rest while I waited. I really couldn't sleep...I was just waiting for my baby. Finally, when hubby got back, I sent him to the nursery to get her. I just couldn't wait any more. They had kept her for a bit because she was spitting up a bit and wanted to monitor her a little.

After that, she came to the room and was very content. She has had a couple of good feedings, some wet and poppy diapers and is looking more and more like her big sister every minute.
Her bloodwork has all been fine and her vitals are good.

Here were the stats, just for recap:
Born on 9/29/09 at 2:29am
7 pounds, 4 ounces.
20 inches long

Hubby was in and out during the day. The poor man made 4 trips between home and the hosptial. I feel bad that he didn't get to spend every minute with us, but he was being a good dad, ensuring that our older daughter felt safe and happy. So, last night, he went home and I was alone with the baby.

She stayed with me until around 10:30pm. She was a little fussy (I think she was hungry, but we was rather mucusy and couldn't really eat well). So, they took her to the nursery to monitor her so that I could get some sleep. (At that point, I had been awake for 41.5 hours. Really, I wasn't going to be a martyr. If they were going to watch her so I could rest...woo hoo!)

Not that sleeping in the hospital is so restful. There are all the vital signs checks and stuff that go on during the night. Then, they brought her to me around 2am to eat. I got to celebrate her 1 day birthday with her. :-)

At 3:30am, I took her back to the nursery and went back to sleep. They brought her back at 6am and we are now just waiting for breakfast and for hubby to come back.