Christmas

I had to break our Christmas into several different entries. It was a tad bit eventful for us!! So, while Colby and I were frantically driving to Cedar to welcome our best Christmas present ever into our lives, Hayden got to stay at Grandma Nikki's and Grandpa Russ's. She pretty much stayed awake from 3 o'clock in the morning until just before all of her cousins came out to the house. Nikki said that she just played and played with all of her new toys from Santa. Then she got to spend a while with her cousins who she loves so much.

 

 

Meanwhile, we were settling into our room over on the recovery side of Labor and Delivery. I felt IMMEDIATELY better once Hanna was born. I had gotten so incredibly miserable towards the end. I waddled, I couldn't pick stuff up off the floor and I was so so tired at all times!

 

 

Hanna was the first baby born at Valley View on Christmas. Our delivery nurse was fabulous and she decked her out in this cute red bow and gave us a little swag bag for being the first one of the day!

 

 

Although we were thuroughly enjoying our day with our new little one, we could not wait for her big sister to come and meet her! Russ and Nikki brought her down that afternoon. Millie was so excited to meet her sister.

 

 

 

After the big introduction, Russ, Nikki, and my parents stayed and chatted and snuggled for a while then my mom and dad took the big sister back to Delta to spend a couple nights while Colby and I spent a night in the hospital and got adjusted at home.

Because our first kid had been under bili lights, they decided to do an early check on Hanna and I'm so glad they did because it was already in the high risk zone. So we were able to quickly get her on lights. These bed lights and the masks are so much better now then they were even a few years ago. So she spent her first night and most of the next day on the lights and we did a recheck and her levels were coming down.

 

 

 

Taking a break from the lights with dad!

 

 

 

We got discharge approval later in the afternoon that day after Christmas. We were so excited to take her home. We spent the next few days going into the lab to do bili checks but got cleared that next Monday.

 

 

She then got to meet the other member of our family, the furry one!

 

 

My mom brought Hayden back down on the 27th and we were so excited to reunite the sisters. Grandma Cyn was able to stay with us for a few days and then Grandma Nikki came for a couple as well. We are so very fortunate to have such great family that is willing to help when we need them.  

 

 

And the big sister finally got to open her Christmas presents from mom and dad!! Although Christmas was a little chaotic this year, the party got extended and it seemed she was opening presents for DAYS!

 

 

She was so excited to get her "bowling stuff" and played with them constantly.