Alex is at home- Post by Vladi

Yesterday at about 1 p.m. Sarah Beth and Alex were discharged from the hospital. I was so nervous driving Alex home- it felt like I was driving for the first time since I had precious cargo with me. As soon as we came home the cats greeted us. We laid the baby seat on the floor and let the cats smell Alex. They were interested in Alex. Maccabi (our big male cat) was amazed that Alex moves- Maccabi even moved back initially as it scared him. The cats have been so good with the baby and understanding that we do not give them as much attention now but the cats still know that we love them. We even keep our bedroom door shut, and they do not try to run in.
Over night Sarah Beth and Angela (Sarah Beth's mom) stayed up with Alex while I got a little bit of rest. In the morning I stayed up with Alex while Sarah Beth and Angela slept I would wake SB up every two hours to breastfeed Alex. Alex takes many naps throughtout the day but does not sleep for hours at one time. We are excited and proud of our little man. He is keeping us busy. Tomorrow we are taking him to his first pediatrician appointment.

This morning Alex peed on while we were changing his diaper. He peed mostly on himself and on the bed. We had to change our sheet and our mattress pad as both got wet.

Here are some pictures on the way home and at our house:


Alex is smiling!




Alex with his feline brother Maccabi.

Another picture of Alex and Maccabi

Alex in his carseat.

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