The First Night
The first night was rough.
We both hadn’t slept in 36 hours and were running on adrenaline. We could have taken the nurses up on their offer to take Lottie to the nursery so mama and daddy could get some sleep, but as new parents we figured we might as well go through the sleepless nights and first diaper changes and feedings with the great night staff. This way we could ask all of our questions now and not be totally lost when we bring her home for the first time.
The day was filled with family visits, lots of cuddles, ooo’s and ahhhh’s. We were in love, but still a little in shock that we would be a forever family of 3. After dreaming about that moment for 10 months it’s hard to comprehend, even when you are holding your new baby in the hospital.
When everyone left that first night, Josh and I knew we needed sleep, but Lottie was wide awake and ready to get to know us. We spent that first night passing her off every hour or so.
I remember holding her as long as physically possible until I felt myself unable to keep my eyes open, and then I would walk over, wake Josh up and pass her off. He would then repeat, hold her until he physically couldnt keep himself awake any longer and then wake up me to hold her. We tried numerous times to put her to sleep and calm her down but she was awake and ready to meet this world!
So, needless to say the first night was rough, but all through day 2 we were still running on adrenaline and just completely in awe of our new miracle we had made!