From Hospital to Home

So here we are with the second installation in the life of Callie. The following photos will give you a glimpse into her first few days at the hospital and her venture home.

As you can imagine, being in a cramped space for nine months would give anyone a good reason to stretch out. You can see how long she is...and there is a definite resemblance between her long skinny legs and those of her father. Hopefully she'll be able to put them to use on a soccer one day.



There was a lot of time to get acquainted during our stay in the hospital. Callie stared at us when she was awake, and we stared at her just about the entire time. An incredible experience through and through. What's nice is that John looks somewhat okay in this picture despite the fact that he had not showered in a while.


Well, we had to stay in the hospital an extra day because Callie had jaundice. We decided to spare you the pictures of her yellow skin, but we had to show you what she did during that last day at Central Baptist. This was a long night because she is definitely a wiggle worm, and the mask she had to wear to protect her eyes continuously fell off. It also lit up the entire room like a Christmas tree. But all in all, it was worth it. Just so you know, the pediatrician stated that her response to the treatment "exceeded expectations." Callie's competitive parents were quite pleased.


With the blue light treatment complete, it was time to head home. We are obviously biased, but this is a pretty cute picture of a baby in a car seat. Really.









Being at home made all the difference. We were able to get more rest and the environment made it easier to address Callie's needs. And now that we are home we can introduce Callie to some of our little traditions. Here are John and Callie on the first official outing of the Bowes family on a hot Sunday morning in Lexington.


Believe it or not, this is only day 4 of Callie's life. It is hard for us to believe that it has only been 4 days. She is sleeping quite a bit, but when she is awake she has her eyes opened wide and is full of expressions. We constantly watch her in amazement.







As we mentioned earlier, she spends a lot of her time sleeping. And one of her favorite sleeping spots is the beautiful Moses basket made for her by Grandma Gayle. Although she is quite long, as you can see she still takes up barely half of it.




The final picture shows Callie at her most casual. When she's not sleeping, feeding, or getting her diapers changed, Callie likes to chill with her pacifier on the couch. Clearly she takes after her parents in this regard.



Stay tuned for more pictures to come. We are less than a week into this wonderful new life and can't wait to share more of the adventure with you.