Well, we’ve have Briana home for 5 full days now and it’s been quite a trip. She actually a good baby and really doesn’t cry unless she needs anything, which is fine by us. Paul and I went to Briana’s first doctor’s appointment. We have Dr. Anne Emmick and are thrilled to have her. She has a very impressive resume and is a mom herself. Dr. Emmick was very good with Briana and answered all of our questions with a lot of detail. A nurse at Delnor NICU had advised us not to take Briana anywhere for 6 months, which I thought was a little absurd. When we asked Dr. Emmick about this she told us this was not true and to use our common sense, great news. I couldn’t imagine not being able to go anywhere for 6 months, I would go crazy! She also weighed Briana while we were there, a whole 6 lbs and 2 oz! Since Briana is two months old chronologically she was due for 4 immunizations and we weren’t really aware of that. Briana was not pleased about the whole thing, which I did not expect it to go well. Briana’s little legs were so sore for the rest of the day; she was not a happy camper.

Briana also had her first bath in the sink; she actually seemed to enjoy it. But she was floating instead of sinking toward the bottom. Overall we feel pretty lucky to have her home and besides the lack of sleep we’re getting by alright. I just can’t wait for her to start talking and maybe not sleeping all the time. When she is awake, mainly at night Briana is looking everywhere. She’s a little explorer!