Coming Home and 30 Years

After two and a half days spent in the hospital, we were able to take Baby Ian home. We were just supposed to stay one day, but Ian had a couple low blood sugar sticks and slightly elevated bilirubin levels and so we had to stay an extra day... and Ian had to get many more heel sticks, poor guy. So we checked out of the hospital on the 2nd, my 30th birthday! Eric gave me my birthday present, a iphone 4s, while we were there (so glad to have a new phone that doesn't freeze on me and that has a decent camera). Yay! We spent a couple hours getting showered and ready before heading over to the Thomas' house for a birthday party for me. Yes, Brittany watched me kids for two and a half days and two nights, one of them being a major holiday, and then threw me a birthday party! She is amazing. We had delicious chocolate cake and ice cream and ended the party with an impromptu photo shoot of Ian. It was so nice because it was really the only thing that felt like a birthday celebration all day, but that's ok, I didn't mind being second to Ian, he was the best birthday present I could have ever gotten. My visiting teacher, Tamara, brought over dinner that night and Eric had mentioned to her that it was also my birthday, so she came over with dinner, cupcakes and party hats. I was so touched by her thoughtfulness, it was a lot of work for someone to go through, especially when she's got a young baby of her own! It was a tiring, slightly overwhelming, but good day.

A little side story: I brought a newborn sized outfit to the hospital to take Ian home in, but he was too long for it. I couldn't pull it up over his shoulders. So he had to get changed when we got home.