Henry comes home!

Henry in the carseat ready to bust out of the ICU...

After several days of running back and forth to the hospital and a few restless nights of sleep, we were able to take Henry home for good.  It was exciting to finally get a chance to see him in the nursery that we had been putting together for the last few months.  Rachel picked out colors and theme and I put together everything.  Cribs are surprisingly easy...giraffe lamps take a bit more time!

Nursery (pre-Henry)

He has been a terrific sleeper during the day.  He sleeps about 2-3 hours at a time between feedings.  He so far loves the swing and being held.  He also has done well in his crib as long as he has some background music or noise.  Apparently has extended stay in the ICU got him acclimated to noise and lights and when it is too quiet he gets a little fussy.

We quickly discovered that our kid is a night owl.  He is most active from 11pm-4am.  This mostly involves him moving around - flailing arms, eyes looking everywhere - but he actually gets so worked up that he starts to cry.  He's pretty easy to console but it quickly wears off.  It was cute the first night, but I am hoping this activeness switches over to the daytime - for everyone's sake!

-Bret