Coming Home

On Monday, August 6th, we were released from the hospital to bring baby Collyn home to see his big brother Alden.

Alden stayed the night at my sisters house and played with Hannah and Hayden, his cousins, while I was in the hospital. The next day, he went to my parents house until we got home.

We went to their house before we came home so Alden could meet his new brother and HE could take him to our house. :)

When we walked in the door, Alden was very excited to see Momma and Daddy. Then, he saw the baby. We have practiced a lot lately with a baby doll and now he got to hold the real thing. We quickly pulled Collyn out of the carrier and Alden was able to hold his brother for the first time.

After everyone was able to see Collyn and he was passed around to all my family, we left for home.

Alden acted up a little when we got home because he was confused about why the baby was staying. We didn't get to bed until about 11 PM that night and Alden cried for the last hour of that (Which is not normal at all for him). We finally got him to sleep and took a deep breath.

Collyn had a typical first night home. Pretty rough. Lyndon and I switched out sitting in the recliner with him in the living room. I would nurse and take care of him for a few hours and then once I nursed again, Lyndon would come take care of him. We think he had his nights and days mixed up. The next night was better.

The first day home was a rough one, but since then it has been going pretty smooth. Bringing home your second baby is a lot easier than bringing home your first. I am so much more relaxed with Collyn coming home. He just adjusts to our routine. I'm already in "Mommy Mode" so it wasn't a huge change.