First Days at Home

We got to the hospital early early on Wednesday, and we went home on Friday, early afternoon. Mom and baby were healthy. And we had even got a little bit of sleep (with the help of the nursery at the hospital).
He does a LOT of this (sleeping). And the smiling is just gas, but it's cute. These 4 pictures are from before 1.5 weeks.
Since birth, he eats about every 2 hours (he's a good eater). By the time we're home, it's almost like clockwork, even in the middle of the night.
That makes the schedule look kind of like this
1:00 Wake up to eat
1:25 Finish eating, play (look around) for a little bit
1:50 Change diaper (and bandage...etc.)
2:00 Getting sleepy, some crying
2:15 Swaddle and down to bed, some crying, re-swaddle with one hand freed
3:00 Wake up to eat He looks different every day, like the shape of his face is constantly, slightly morphing. So he looks different in every photo shoot.

He's Already Really Cool

Looking at these pictures again, he looks so tiny, but at the time he seemed strong and healthy.

2 days old

It's amazing that he's a complete, independent human now--that this little tiny guy didn't exist 10 months ago. We're already so attached. A relationship between a parent and a baby must seem so close because you've known them since they were in the womb, he's been alive a day, but I feel like he's more familiar to me than friends I've known for years. His appearance and personality weren't surprising (except it was freaky to see his head all purple while they were pulling him out!). Neither of us cried, but both of us were expecting to. I think you don't realize how well you know the baby until you hold him.

Crazy Beautiful

I'm not sure if some parents have more doubt, but when I held him, I felt completely confident, even though I haven't held a baby that small. I'm probably just comfortable because Amy looks like she knows exactly what she's doing. Even cleaning up his messes seemed natural and even kind of fun.

Early afternoon-A fraction of a day old