The Three Day Appointment -
We got Tristan all cleaned up and ready for his first official trip out into the world. It was actually his second time in the car, but that's unofficial logged travel so today was his first. Just when we were ready to walk out the door, Tristan decided that he was hungry again so Amber sat down and let him do his thing. It's funny when you get to this point in the departure procedure, everything is ready to go and then you have to abort for a few minutes. I remember thinking to myself, what do I do? I couldn't get involved in anything because we needed to get out the door as soon as he was done, so I think that I just stood around and waited.
It wasn't a very long feeding and it didn't set our travel time back, we actually made it to the Birthing Center all the way across town at 4:00 in the afternoon to arrive on-time at 4:30. . . it was getting home that took the most time.
It was a little busy at the Birthing Center. A baby had been born that afternoon and I was happy to have passed over that hurdle, but still happy for the new parents that were just welcoming their new baby. Roswitha came out to greet us and took one look and Tristan and new things were looking good.
She took a good look at the umbilical cord and removed the large plastic splint that had been on there since he was born. She said that he looked healthy and that he had only lost 7 ounces. We talked about the breastfeeding and she felt very comfortable with where we were in the process. He was starting to get fussy so Amber had him breastfeed and Roswitha took the opportunity to draw some blood. I really thought that he would cry when he got stuck with the needle, but he didn't. Tristan stopped feeding while there was a needle in his arm, but as soon as it was removed he was back to business.
We stuck around for a little longer and Amber finished his feeding and he was immediately out for the count. We got him in the car seat and headed back South. He slept the whole way over to my sister's house, which makes you jealous that you can't sleep in traffic. At my sister's house he was handed around a little and stayed asleep. His slumber continued on the way home as we made a quick stop at the grocery store. We made it back home and I cooked a hearty dinner for me and Amber. It was a good day!
We got Tristan all cleaned up and ready for his first official trip out into the world. It was actually his second time in the car, but that's unofficial logged travel so today was his first. Just when we were ready to walk out the door, Tristan decided that he was hungry again so Amber sat down and let him do his thing. It's funny when you get to this point in the departure procedure, everything is ready to go and then you have to abort for a few minutes. I remember thinking to myself, what do I do? I couldn't get involved in anything because we needed to get out the door as soon as he was done, so I think that I just stood around and waited.
It wasn't a very long feeding and it didn't set our travel time back, we actually made it to the Birthing Center all the way across town at 4:00 in the afternoon to arrive on-time at 4:30. . . it was getting home that took the most time.
It was a little busy at the Birthing Center. A baby had been born that afternoon and I was happy to have passed over that hurdle, but still happy for the new parents that were just welcoming their new baby. Roswitha came out to greet us and took one look and Tristan and new things were looking good.
She took a good look at the umbilical cord and removed the large plastic splint that had been on there since he was born. She said that he looked healthy and that he had only lost 7 ounces. We talked about the breastfeeding and she felt very comfortable with where we were in the process. He was starting to get fussy so Amber had him breastfeed and Roswitha took the opportunity to draw some blood. I really thought that he would cry when he got stuck with the needle, but he didn't. Tristan stopped feeding while there was a needle in his arm, but as soon as it was removed he was back to business.
We stuck around for a little longer and Amber finished his feeding and he was immediately out for the count. We got him in the car seat and headed back South. He slept the whole way over to my sister's house, which makes you jealous that you can't sleep in traffic. At my sister's house he was handed around a little and stayed asleep. His slumber continued on the way home as we made a quick stop at the grocery store. We made it back home and I cooked a hearty dinner for me and Amber. It was a good day!
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