Boy, what a difference a couple of years makes. Since 2010, St. Luke's had renovated its Mother-Baby wing. Gone were the vinyl couches which you may or may not have been able to see the couch frame through holes in them, and in came very nice couches in which the back cushion folded out into a bed "mattress" for Reggie. I put 'mattress' in quotes because my hip felt like it suffered hairline fractures each night I laid on it!
Aubrey has immediately taken to nursing well, which is night-and-day different from HBo, who took over a week to get it. And, boy, does that girl eat! Reggie has lovingly nicknamed her 'Big Gulp' based off the sounds she makes. Laura continues to be overwhelmed with the idea that she truly does have a daughter. Occassionally, you can catch her tearing up while looking at the various outfit choices she can now make!
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| Ready to leave the hospital!!! |
Henry has really taken to having a baby sister, as you can see by the pictures. He commonly refers to Aubrey as "his baby," and wakes up each morning wanting to see "his baby" and give her hugs and kisses. At night, he really likes to hold her for a bit. For as destructive and rambunctious as he can be, he is surprisingly gentle with Aubrey.  |
| One happy big brother! |
As expected, Aubrey had lots of visitors throughout the week, both in the hospital and at our home. Grandpa Rick has already started to jockey to obtain the "#1 person to be around" status that he currently holds with Henry (yes, that's right, Henry would rather be around Papa Rick than his own parents).
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| Papa Rick and Grandma Rosie |
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| Mimi and Papa Craig |
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| Grandma Janith and Aubrey |
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| Aunt Allison and her tired niece |
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| Jennifer Leigh and Aubrey Leigh |
