Ok so my first real update since we brought Avery home...
It has taken some getting use to having Avery home, but it has been great. Both Pat and I are big on getting our 8 hours sleep a night so having to get up every 3 hours have been a challenge, but I'm adjusting. Pat has been wonderful! We have definitely been equal partners in the care giving. I have to both Avery and I are blessed to have a man like Pat in our lives. He is wonderful!
Avery seems to be adjusting well to being home. She is chunking up like you wouldn't believe. She is eating 2 almost 3 ounces every 3 hours. Avery loves to eat! She is pretty good at sleeping too. She typically sleeps at least 2 of the hours between feedings if not 3. At least once a day she is really alert for a few hours and just wants to be given attention. She seems to be very observant.
She is still wearing her apnea monitor, however it only goes off when her leads start to fall off. It is rather annoying to carry around, but I have to say it is nice to have at night. I know lots of new parents worry about whether their babies are breathing and tend to wake up lots to check on them during the night, however with Avery being on a monitor we don't have to worry about that so much. There is definitely no sleeping through her monitor when it goes off. It sounds like a fire alarm.
Our dog Kacey seems to be adjusting well to Avery. Kacey tends to check on Avery through out the day. If Avery makes a noise Kacey lets me know. She likes to sniff Avery, but that is about it. She does feel a little left out every now and then. It's usually if we are on the couch with Avery or something. Usually if that happens Kacey just comes and joins us and all is well.
It has been absolutely wonderful having Avery home. I'll post some pictures later this week.
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