Lucas - Week 1

 Day 2 in the hospital - peaking a look at his new surroundings

His "going home outfit" :)  This was one of only about three NB sized clothes we had as the doctors kept telling us he was measuring sooooo big! I didn't even have NB sized diapers at home!  Oops, learned my lesson on that one with a 6 lb, 13 oz baby!

We're ready to go home!  

 Arriving at home - we introduced Cooper (and Sam at the top of the pic) to Lucas; Cooper was very curious. (and still is!) Funny story...when we give Cooper a bone he will often bury it with his nose for later. He also does this with his food. So at one point we had Lucas on the bed and Cooper had jumped up there. Well Cooper took his nose and tried burying Lucas! I think Cooper just wanted Lucas to go away for a little while.  

Off to the doctor and to get lab work done which became a daily occurrence for the first week with Lucas being jaundice.  It was exhausting walking into hospital every day (only a couple days after giving birth) and so sad seeing poor Luke being stuck every day.  He was such a trooper though, barely cried each time!

Loves his Snugglebunny bouncy chair

While waiting for his bilirubin lights which weren't delivered when they were supposed to be, Lucas enjoyed the Colorado sun in our room.  

The goggles Luke had to wear while under the lights.  It was not all fun and games at all having him have to be under the lights for 24 hours but these goggles made us laugh and cheered us all up!  Lucas did not enjoy them one bit but they looked so cute they proved he is super excited to be born in Colorado where he can go skiing and boarding as often as he wants when he is a little older!

Lucas levels were bad enough that he needed to be under the lights until his levels were better.  The night they were supposed to be delivered the lights were never dropped off!  (Jason had called a couple times and the guy was really sketchy...we were slightly sleep deprived too and it was late in the night so there wasn't much we could do.) In the morning we called the doctor who was concerned about Lucas so we had to get more blood work done and learned he was close to needing to be hospitalized.  The place where the lights were coming from called super apologetic telling us they would be investigating what happened and the lights were dropped off almost immediately.  That was a long day and night because Lucas didn't want to sleep in the little briefcase-like bed (can you blame him!?)  There was a sheet that was supposed to protect his face from the light and whenever that brushed his skin he would hit it or start crying and it was nearly impossible to get the sheet not to rub against him.  Jason and I took turns sleeping next to him but it was a long night! We were so thankful the next day to learn that he wasn't needing another night under the lights.  (At his two week appointment today we learned his levels are just below what would need the lights again but not quite there. We'd like the levels to have dropped a lot more than they have the past week but at this point we're still in the clear.)

Lucas got his first (home-made!) stocking cap from our friend, Sarah.  That says Cubs too!  A home-made Cubs stocking hat!!  He wears this on his couple walks he has been on. :)  Thanks Sarah!!

Just a super cute pic of our sweet baby chilling

Off to our first walk outside!!

Lucas has his eyes open! A very rare occurrence in his first week of life! 

He is just the cutest little guy ever! We are so in love!!!