Home, Finally

We all thankfully came home from the hospital yesterday afternoon.  Aside from meaning that everything was a-ok with Mom and Baby, home also meant that we no longer were confined to the four walls that made up our cell, err, room.  It's not that we didn't have phenomenal care at Cedars, to the contrary, we were blown away with all our doctors, nurses, support staff etc.  We had a great experience.  If you ever get the chance to have a baby at Cedars Sinai, take it, you won't regret it.

No, the problem was not the care, but the length of time spent at the hospital.  By the time we left our captivity we had been at the hospital for almost six days, three of which Ally was bed-ridden and to some degree drugged up.  It was a lot of trying to learn to care for a baby, crash course style, and not much sleep, all within the confines of our small room.  The sleepless nights weren't even entirely Blaire's fault, she actually slept pretty well, only waking up to eat, and then she would crash for another three hours.  Due to the potential risks to Ally, we had nurses in every 30min, checking IV's, administering blood tests/medication, taking blood pressure, etc.  It was all just very exhausting.

And then we got home.  Last night was pretty rough.  Blaire's little schedule is still just backward (night is day), and the older she gets, the more she expresses her will.  So while at the beginning she just slept whenever she wasn't eating, she now has decided to be awake and fuss when the grown-ups want to sleep.  Still, we are very happy to be home.  It is just great being in our own place, with our own stuff, and the opportunity to get into our own routine.