We are leaving!
Monday April 21st
After two and a half weeks, we were excited to leave. In fact, when we left the city of Miami, the boys started cheering. It was time to start a new adventure.
The nurse getting Talmage ready for his big day...meeting his siblings!
Going home outfit. Everything is big on him.
Looking pretty tiny in the car seat (bigger than Lili though.) Talmage left the hospital weighing 6 lbs 4 ounces (Lili was 4 pounds).
The nurse wheeled Talmage down with the car seat in the crib to our van. We left the sterile hospital where everyone washes their hands constantly and uses gloves to this...
They were so excited to meet Talmage finally! Dallin at first tried to pull him out of the car seat so that he could give him to Lili. We suggested (and by suggested I mean yelled, Nooo!) that he pull Lili out instead and let Talmage stay safe in the car seat.
Phase one of our trip was down. Talmage was discharged. Now we had to wait until the state reviewed our paperwork and let us leave. Our plan was to slowly drive to the border of Florida (10 hour drive) and then wait out our time in Pensecola.
Talmage was discharged and immediately went on a long drive! Feeding quickly became a problem with Talmage. Over the last few days at the hospital, it was taking longer and longer to feed him. His reflux made it painful to eat. We would stop in locations where the kids had a place to get out and run around while one of us tried to feed Talmage. In the end, we would stop for 1 1/2 then drive an 1 1/2. In other words, we made very slow time!!!
Our first stop
Gavin was so excited to finally be able to hold Talmage. He was so mad that Dallin got to go inside the hospital room. He would tell us constantly that he was big enough.
When Talmage wasn't eating, then he was a sleepy little boy as long as he was swaddled up.
We drove to St. Augustine and stayed the night. It is five hours from Miami but it probably took us 9. Staying in a hotel with a newborn is so hard. There is so much to hull up and then you worry all the time about the crying especially during the night. I wish we could have stayed in St. Augustine longer or made more stops along our route to Pensacola, but in the end, it was just easier on all of us to stay in one place.
Tuesday Morning
The boys woke up ready to hold Talmage. This is my favorite part about bringing a baby home. I love watching the siblings start bonding and the instant love.
Dallin especially loves babies. A sweet and tender side comes out when he is around a baby. He loves sleeping with babies. When Gavin was born, Dallin would only take a nap if Gavin was next to him. That first morning with all of us together, Dallin took care of Talmage taking a "nap" while I got the other kids ready and packed up. Zane had been up late the night before working and then was on the phone all morning. I'm so glad Dallin is such a great helper.
Lili is 15 months older than Talmage. We were worried about her adjusting the most, but she has done really well. That Monday night, we got into St. Augistine around 10 p.m. and Zane and I were trying to rush around getting everyone to bed. It was really hard because Talmage was very fussy since he needed to eat but it hurt too bad and Lili was pretty jealous and wanted to be held constantly. For the most part, that was the worse night. She has been very kind to Talmage and has grown up quickly. She shocked us by starting to speak. She says baby and gentle. Lili likes to rub Talmage's head and say gentle over and over (Talmage doesn't love it.) She is very aware of the baby and likes to look in on him in his bed while saying shhh but for the most part, doesn't seem concerned about him. If I'm holding Talmage, Lili just finds room on my lap for her too. Both of them are so tiny for their age, that there is plenty of room. I'm really grateful Lili is only 17 pounds right now because it makes carrying both of them not as hard!
Welcome to this crazy family Talmage!
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