Eamon's first trip to MamaMarie's House

Eamon in his car seat at MamaMarie's house with his snowman outfit on. Ironically, it was sleeting and snowing outside that day. We are supposed to get some snow here tomorrow. Ed went out and got a bunch of firewood today just in case we need it.

Daddy & Eamon

As you can tell by looking at these pictures, Ed is just in love with Eamon!

These last two pictures I just took tonight (Friday) while Ed and Eamon were having some "Walsh Man" time watching TV. Although I think they spent more time looking at each other.

Ed has been absolutely WONDERFUL since we got home from the hospital. For the first few nights he slept out on the couch while I slept in the bedroom, then when Eamon would wake up, he would change him and then come get me. Last night Eamon slept in our room in the cradle, and when he woke up, Ed would go change him while I got situated in the big chair to feed him. Eamon and I aren't good enough at breastfeeding to do it laying in bed. Maybe soon though.

Ed has also had to pick up a lot of slack around the house, things that I'm not able to do right now. I'm feeling pretty good, but when I do too much I start to hurt, so I have to try to take it easy and nap when I can. When MamaMarie isn't here Ed is doing laundry, dishes, picking up and then finishing some of the projects he had going on. We still have a few more things we need to get done in Eamon's room and a few other projects, that hopefully will get done soon.

Ed is off from work until the beginning of February.

Going home from the hospital

Eamon wasn't too happy to be getting clothes on for the ride home.

Much happier now!
Mommy & Eamon are ready!
Daddy is ready for something!

The Walsh Family

Daddy's first time changing Eamon's Diaper

This was the first time Ed had to change Eamon's diaper, and it was a merconium diaper (equivilant to black tar) Since then, Ed has changed many, many more diapers.

We are getting much better at changing him, although he is making it harder and harder. We have to watch out for him peeing when we take his diaper off, and we have had to change the changing pad cover several times because he's gotten poop or pee on it. The most fun is when he starts pooping when his diaper is off.

Eamon's Visitors

Eamon has met so many new people in his first 7 days of life.

Here are some of his visitors...

Eamon & Aunt Jen (Amy's Sister)

Eamon & Rosalyn (Aunt Jen's friend)

Eamon & Papa Lee (Amy's Dad)
Eamon & Cousin Nick
Eamon with Katherine (in the nursery receiveing IV antibiotics)
Since I spiked a fever during delivery, Eamon and I both had to receive IV antibiotics for 48 hours. They ran some lab work on Eamon to make sure he didn't have an infection and they came back negative so he was taken off. I was taken off antibiotics when I didn't have a fever for 48 hrs.

Eamon and Uncle Clanky

Ashley, Clanky & Eamon

Eamon & Rachel

Eamon & Nathan
Eamon & Nicole
Eamon & Grandma (Ed's Mom)
Eamon & Jennie
We have no pictures of Eamon and Mama Marie, even though she has spent the most time with him (besides Ed and I). Mom has been such a great help. She stayed with me one night in the hospital so Ed could go home and get some rest. She stayed with us the first night we had Eamon home and has come over a few other days and cooked, did laundry, did dishes, etc. She has really been a life saver and we really appreciate everything she has done.

The Delivery

Me & Ed ready for the OR (I can't believe I am posting this picture)

Ed ready for the OR.MamaMarie resting while we are in the OR.
Ed in the OR meeting Eamon for the first time!
Having a C-section is quite an intersting experience. There were so many people in the OR. I know there were two anisthesiologists, two OB/GYN doctors, a pediatrician, a neonatal ICU nurse, the L&D nurse that had been with me that morning, some OR nurses and at one time I heard the Nurse Manager of the OR & L&D in there. In front of me was a big blue sheet so I couldn't see what was going on (I really didn't want to see my insides anyways) The anisthesiologist was the only one I could see and he was very nice and reasuring. Ed came in after they had started and he stood by my head until they took out Eamon, and then he went to see him. They let him walk Eamon over to me so I could see him. It was a very emotional experience for both of us. I realize that there were a bunch of people in there, but at that time it felt like it was just the three of us. Back to the procedure itself, I felt no pain, but I could feel that something was going on down there, pressure mainly. My left arm went numb also, but the feeling came back quickly in recovery.

Update

Sorry we haven't posted anything lately. Ed was writing up a synopsis of all that happened at the hospital, but it has became very long and in depth so he hasn't posted it yet.

We were discharged from the hospital on Monday night. Eamon had lost 10.2% of his body weight so the pediatrician at the hospital told us we needed to supplement with a minimum of 1/2 oz of formula after he breastfeeds until my milk came in, and that we needed to make a Drs appt with his pediatrican for a weight check on Wednesday to see if he has gained any weight. We decided to use a syringe to supplement instead of a bottle so he wouldn't have "nipple confusion"

Well, that first night home I felt like we were constantly feeding. He would nurse for an hour and then I would spend an hour shoving formula in his mouth only to have him spit it back up. We kept this up until about mid-day on Tuesday and then we made the decision to stop with the formula. Tuesday around midnight my milk came in, and I was told "you'll know when your milk comes in" and you surely do! Of course, Eamon wasn't all that interested in eating that night!

Wednesday morning we got up and went to the Drs office. We are going to the same pediatrician that Ely and I used to go to (Dr. Cortopassi). They weighted Eamon and he was up to 8 lbs 13 oz. We were both so relieved! Dr C. said Eamon looked great and stop using that icky formula.

We then took our first trip to Mama Marie's house! We went home for a little while and then Eamon went to his first dinner party. He was so excited!

Mom stayed with us Monday night and all day Tuesday and she is back today to help. Ed and I are still working out our sleep schedules. Right now he's been sleeping on the couch with the baby in the cradle next to him while I sleep in the bedroom. When Eamon is ready to eat they come wake me up and I feed him, when I'm done he goes back in the cradle and I go back to bed. Well, I'm going to stop typing and post some pictures.