Baby's first week :)

     We stayed in the hospital for two nights and then were able to go home on Saturday. We had to stay at the hospital a little longer than we would have liked because Andrew's bilirubin was too high and he was getting pretty yellow. They said we could go home if we got an appointment to check it the next day. So we got into a pediatrician here and checked it yesterday and it had gone down a little so that is good. It is still moderately high so we will go check it again tomorrow. We also have tried to get him out in the natural light to help the bilirubin go down. The pediatrician said Andrew has gained some weight which is really amazing for a breast fed baby because usually they lose weight for the first little while.
    It was so nice to finally get home from the hospital and be home. Andrew is a pretty good sleeper but we still have to get up every two hours to feed him. The breast feeding has been a learning curve but it is finally going pretty good. Andrew latched right on and has a really really hard suck. It was pretty rough the first little bit because he would suck so hard that I would get very sore. But now my milk is coming in great so he doesn't have to suck so hard. Now it only hurts when he first latches on. He gets such a serious game face on when he latches on and is a pretty ferocious eater for the first minute and then he relaxes. I'm really glad my mom has been here to help me with the breast feeding. She is a lactation consultant and I would definitely not have made it work without her. But now everything is going great :)
   Nights are still hard to figure out right now. Andrew is so calm and quiet during the day; he never cries. But at night his stomach gets pretty upset so he has a hard time calming down at night. I was up pretty much all night with him last night. He does really well once we get him fed, changed, and burped then he will sleep for 3 hour stretches or so which is really great.
   Today we gave Andrew his first little sponge bath. He didn't like it too much, haha. Brandon's family came to see the baby too for a week so it is fun to have them here as well. The baby is so sweet with everyone. Brandon is such a cute daddy. Andrew loves to snuggle up to him and fall asleep on his chest. It is kind of hard to have Brandon gone at school all day because it wears him out so bad and then Andrew is up most of the night so it is hard for him to get much sleep. But it is really fun to have our own little family now :)