More pictures of the first 9 days

So, here are some more pictures of Laurel's first nine days.

First off, my picture at 38 weeks pregnant:

Because Laurel was so small, she spent her hospital stay in the NICU. They wanted to monitor her for signs of CMV, verify she was able to hold her temperature, eating well, etc. Adam and I visited every three hours while she was there.

She really likes to make this pirate face at us:

Laurel wasn't even four days old and she was showered with flowers:

Before we could leave the hospital, Laurel's vitals had to be monitored while she sat in her carseat for 90 minutes. She passed with flying colors.

Then we had to do what they call a NICU "room-in," where we spend the night with Laurel in a hotel room type setting and care for her overnight. Nurses would come in every three hours to see how we were managing, take her vitals, etc. They were also there to answer any questions we had. Laurel was very cooperative.



After passing the "room-in," we were ready to make our get-away in this new outfit:

Here is Laurel's official "jail break" photo:

We got home mid-afternoon on Tuesday, October 23:

This was her first bath at home. Needless to say, she was none too pleased, but we survived it! I think it was harder on Mommy and Daddy than it was on Laurel.

Finally, here we are at 39 weeks (pardon the lack of makeup; you're lucky I'm at least showered):