Watson's arrival

So I was supposed to be induced 6/8 at 7 pm but my water broke before and I ended up at the hospital around 4:00. 25 long hours later, Watson came into this world 6/9 at 4:41 pm. All in all, it wasn't too bad...that is thanks to Fentanyl, epidural, RX strength Ibuprofen and Percocet. The worst part was the fact that I was exhausted...delirious from being up all night the night before + all night 6/8-6/9 (with the exception of about 1 hour the night before and 3 hours the laboring night after I got Fentanyl). Jason was an AWESOME coach! I am so lucky to have such a great husband! He is so hands on with Watson- it is so sweet to see him interact with Watson...I could watch them all day long! He's also been a great nurse for me, helping me do things around the house (or making me rest and not do things!) and making sure that I am taking the meds on time, documenting feeds, changing diapers, dressing the baby, etc.
The dogs surprised us the most. We sent 2 of Watson's shirts + blanket home with the Koch's the night before we were d/c from hospital. They said that Toby took both shirts, playing with them, wearing one on his head and then guarded them and would not let Tucker or the Koch's near them. When we got home, we introduced the boys. Tucker is really indifferent but Toby is being a big brother. He will not leave the baby's side- sits at the foot of the swing, stares at the baby, if he can't see the baby (crib or bassinet) then he will cry until we lift him and let him look and see that Watson is ok.
We had our first "outing" to the pediatrician yesterday. The appointment was at 10 am and we were getting ready by 8:15. We barely made it by 10....we are quickly learning to allow an extra 30 minutes AT LEAST for everything!!! We had to go in for a jaundice check b/c Watson was slightly jaundiced on d/c from the hospital. Long story short, the MD is not worried at all and said to come back for the newborn weight check on Wed when he is a week old. I was more concerned b/c he isn't breastfeeding as well as I'd like and his weight was down to 7 lb 1 oz. That is about a 9.5% weight loss. Me being a peds dietitian, I calculated this out and KNOW that it is totally normal and that babies don't need much breast milk in the first days of life, blah, blah blah....but it is totally different when it is your own child and I find myself second guessing things that I KNOW...very frustrating. Anyways...he is doing much better with the feeding now. The RN in the hospital said boys don't do as well after they are circumcised and then they are doped up for 24 hours with Tylenol and that doesn't help.
Overall, things are going good at home though. I will be ready to get him on a good schedule but he is too young and too little right now so we just have to go with the flow. This for Watson means sleeping most of the day and then waking around 10 and wanting to socialize until about 4 am. But then he sleep right well from there on.
Hope you all enjoy the pics- click on the picture posted and it will take you to the whole album. We will try to update the blog and post new pics as we are able!!